The vulnerability of the __jfs_getxattr() and jfs_listxattr() functions in the Linux file system jfs allows a attacker to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the jfsgetxattr and jfslistxattr functions in the fs/jfs/xattr.c file of the JFS file system in the Linux operating system is related to reading memory beyond the allocated buffer. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow an attacker to cause a service failure...