SB2016122810 - Memory leak in Linux kernel xfs

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SB2016122810 - Memory leak in Linux kernel xfs

Published: December 28, 2016

Security Bulletin ID SB2016122810
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9685)

CWE-ID: CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime

CVSSv4: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]


The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak within the xfs_attr_shortform_list() and xfs_attr3_leaf_list_int() functions in fs/xfs/xfs_attr_list.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References