CVE-2016-9685

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-9685
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-12-28 07:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionMultiple 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 0.000650000 probability, percentile 0.199130000 (date 2026-05-11)

Problem Types: CWE-400 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.9AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
oss-security - cve-request: linux kernel - memory leak in xfs attribute mechanism. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Patch
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
xfs: fix two memory leaks in xfs_attr_list.c error paths · torvalds/linux@2e83b79 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-9685 Multiple Local Denial of Service Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.1 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org Release Notes
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
Bug 1396941 – CVE-2016-9685 kernel: Memory leaks in xfs_attr_list.c error paths af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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