CVE-2015-8952

The mbcache feature in the ext2 and ext4 filesystem implementations in the Linux kernel before 4.6 mishandles xattr block caching, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via filesystem operations in environments that use many attributes, as demonstrated by Ceph and Samba.
Configurations

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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Information

Published : 2016-10-16 21:59

Updated : 2023-12-10 11:46


NVD link : CVE-2015-8952

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8952

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-8952


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-19

Data Processing Errors