CVE-2015-8785
medium
CVSS v3
6.2
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
6.2
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
62%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.3.5-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.3.5-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.3.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.3.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.3.5-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 4.4 | |
| linux-kernel | 4.4 | affected | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8785.html
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81688
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8785
CWEs
CWE-835
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.