vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-8660): linux vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Oct 16, 2016 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Oct 16, 2016
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
The XFS subsystem in the Linux kernel through 4.8.2 allows local users to cause a denial of service (fdatasync failure and system hang) by using the vfs syscall group in the trinity program, related to a "page lock order bug in the XFS seek hole/data implementation."
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-8660
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8660
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/13/8
- https://lore.kernel.org/linux-xfs/[email protected]/
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-fsdevel&m=147639177409294&w=2
- https://marc.info/?l=linux-xfs&m=149498118228320&w=2
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8660
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