CVE-2015-8952

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-08-22

Description

The mbcache feature in the ext2 and ext4 filesystem implementations inthe Linux kernel before 4.6 mishandles xattr block caching, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via filesystem operations in environments that use many attributes, as demonstrated by Ceph and Samba.

See more information about CVE-2015-8952 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:	4.9	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.33.el6uek)	ELSA-2017-3533	2017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3533	2017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-61.1.33.el7uek)	ELSA-2017-3533	2017-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2017-3533	2017-03-31
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2017-0056	2017-03-31

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