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

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.6.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3596	2016-08-26
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0100	2016-09-21

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