CVE-2017-9059

The NFSv4 implementation in the Linux kernel through 4.11.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) by leveraging improper channel callback shutdown when unmounting an NFSv4 filesystem, aka a "module reference and kernel daemon" leak.

• CWE-404

• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98551
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451386Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg63334.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98551
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1451386Issue Tracking, Patch
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• https://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg63334.htmlMailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Published

May 18, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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