Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9059
CVE-2017-9059
Description
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
5- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/c70422f760c120480fee4de6c38804c72aa26bc1nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.spinics.net/lists/linux-nfs/msg63334.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/98551nvd
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