Upstream information

CVE-2016-9685 at MITRE

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 4.9 2.1
Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Local Local
Access Complexity Low Low
Authentication None None
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Complete Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.5
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3

Note from the SUSE Security Team on the kernel-default package

SUSE will no longer fix all CVEs in the Linux Kernel anymore, but declare some bug classes as won't fix. Please refer to TID 21496 for more details.

SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1012832 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
SUSE Liberty Linux 7
  • kernel >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-abi-whitelists >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-debug >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-debug-devel >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-devel >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-doc >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-headers >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-tools >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • kernel-tools-libs-devel >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • perf >= 3.10.0-693.el7
  • python-perf >= 3.10.0-693.el7
 Patchnames:
RHSA-2017:1842
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
  • kernel-docs >= 3.0.101-94.2
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-kernel-12977
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
 Patchnames:
sleposp3-linux-kernel-12992
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4
  • kernel-rt >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-rt-base >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-rt-devel >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-rt_trace >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-rt_trace-base >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-rt_trace-devel >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-source-rt >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
  • kernel-syms-rt >= 3.0.101.rt130-68.1
 Patchnames:
slertesp4-kernel-13074
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.7.53.1
 Patchnames:
slessp2-kernel-12961
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS
  • kernel-bigsmp >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
 Patchnames:
slessp3-linux-kernel-12992
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4
  • kernel-bigmem >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-bigmem-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-bigmem-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-docs >= 3.0.101-94.2
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-pae >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-pae-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-pae-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-ppc64 >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-ppc64-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-ppc64-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-94.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-94.1
 Patchnames:
sdksp4-kernel-12977
slessp4-kernel-12977
SUSE Manager 2.1
  • kernel-bigsmp >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-man >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
 Patchnames:
sleman21-linux-kernel-12992
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1
  • kernel-bigsmp >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
 Patchnames:
slemap21-linux-kernel-12992
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5
  • kernel-bigsmp >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-bigsmp-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-default-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2 >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-ec2-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-source >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-syms >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-trace-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-base >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
  • kernel-xen-devel >= 3.0.101-0.47.96.1
 Patchnames:
sleclo50sp3-linux-kernel-12992

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS EXTREME CORE kernel-source Affected
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
HPE Helion OpenStack 8 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE CaaS Platform Toolchain 3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 kernel-docs Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-pae Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-syms Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-trace Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 11 SP3 kernel-xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Sale 12 SP2-CLIENT kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Point of Service 11 SP3 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 kernel-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 kernel-rt_trace Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 kernel-source-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 11 SP4 kernel-syms-rt Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-pae Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-syms Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-trace Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2-LTSS kernel-xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 kernel-source Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-bigsmp Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-pae Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-syms Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-trace Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS kernel-xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-bigmem Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-docs Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-pae Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-ppc64 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-syms Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-trace Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 kernel-xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-BCL kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-ESPOS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3-LTSS kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-bigmem Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-default Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-docs Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-pae Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-ppc64 Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-source Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-syms Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-trace Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 kernel-xen Released
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-default Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 kernel-docs Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-bigsmp Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-syms Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-trace Released
SUSE Manager 2.1 kernel-xen Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-bigsmp Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-default Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-source Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-syms Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-trace Released
SUSE Manager Proxy 2.1 kernel-xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-bigsmp Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-default Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-ec2 Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-source Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-syms Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-trace Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 5 kernel-xen Released
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud 8 kernel-source Not affected
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8 kernel-source Not affected

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Nov 30 10:15:14 2016
CVE page last modified: Thu Jul 25 12:46:25 2024