CVE-2015-8785

CVE Details

Release Date:2015-10-12

Description


The fuse_fill_write_pages function in fs/fuse/file.c in the Linuxkernel 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.

See more information about CVE-2015-8785 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 2.1 Base Metrics: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector: Local network Attack Complexity: Low
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: None
Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el7uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)ELSA-2016-35962016-08-26
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)OVMSA-2016-01002016-09-21



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