CVE-2016-8660

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.34%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-10-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2016-8660

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

5.5

EPSS

0.34%

Linux

Original Filing — NVD 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."