CVE-2015-8785

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.4 - Infinite Loop

Title source: rule

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.

References (14)

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory] 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

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503

[Mailing List, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81688

[Third Party Advisory] http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876

Scores

CVSS v3 6.2

EPSS 0.0009

EPSS Percentile 25.1%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-835

Status draft

Affected Products (6)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.4

linux/linux_kernel

suse/linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

Timeline

Published Feb 08, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026