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…

published October 16, 2016

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
38.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00454 · 38.4th percentile
Published
2016-10-16T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 OCT 21:00Z
    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…
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