The vulnerability of the dax_iomap_iter() function in the fs/dax.c module of the XFS file system in Linux operating systems allows a hacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the daxiomapiter function in the fs/dax.c module of the XFS file system in Linux operating systems is related to the improper handling of “dirty” cache blocks by the fsdax module when the Copy-on-Write mechanism is enabled. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker ...