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.
5.13.0-19.194.13.0-16.196.5.0-9.93.11.0-12.193.12.0-1.33.12.0-2.53.12.0-2.73.12.0-3.83.12.0-3.93.12.0-4.103.12.0-4.123.12.0-5.133.12.0-7.15+170 more4.2.0-16.194.2.0-17.214.2.0-19.234.3.0-1.104.3.0-2.114.3.0-5.164.3.0-6.174.3.0-7.184.4.0-10.254.4.0-101.124+59 more4.4.0-116.1405.3.0-18.195.3.0-24.265.4.0-9.126.8.0-31.315.13.0-1005.64.15.0-1001.14.4.0-1002.24.4.0-1003.34.4.0-1005.54.4.0-1006.64.4.0-1009.94.4.0-1010.104.4.0-1011.114.4.0-1012.124.4.0-1014.14Exploitability
AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:NI:NA:HCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H