CVE-2015-8785

moderate-risk
Published 2016-02-08

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.09% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.2/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (6)

Affected Vendors

Suse Linux

References (28)

Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca813...
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 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1
Third Party Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.h...
Third Party Advisory http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htm...
Third Party Advisory 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 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea87...
Issue Tracking http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca813...
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
and 8 more references
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moderate-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 13/34 · Low