CVE-2016-9685

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p33

Published

Dec 28, 2016 (Dec 28, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

Multiple memory leaks in error paths in fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.1 allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via crafted XFS filesystem operations.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-400
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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