CVE-2015-7509

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 3.6.11 - Denial of Service via Crafted No-Journal Filesystem

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

fs/ext4/namei.c in the Linux kernel before 3.7 allows physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (system crash) via a crafted no-journal filesystem, a related issue to CVE-2013-2015.

References (10)

Core 10
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-0855.html
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-7509
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1259222
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034559
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=956709

Scores

CVSS v3 4.4
EPSS 0.0040
EPSS Percentile 32.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-20
Status published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel < 3.6.11
Published Dec 28, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026