Medium severity · published Feb 8, 2016
CVE-2015-8785
The fuse_fill_write_pages function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that…
6.2
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The fuse_fill_write_pages function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a writev system call that triggers a zero length for the first segment of an iov.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
before 4.4; 4.4; 4.4; 4.4; 4.4 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8785
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8785
Issue Tracking
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
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