Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-9685: ELSA-2017-1842: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
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(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
12/01/2016
07/25/2018
08/18/2017
08/06/2024
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.
Solution(s)
- oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel
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