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CVE-2015-8785

Published: Feb 8, 2016Updated: May 6, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-835
6.2MEDIUM
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

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.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:NI:NA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:NIntegrity
None
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-835

Affected Products

linux
oss-projectaka the linux kernel
linux kernelOn-premOS
Operating Systems
suse
commercial·DE
linux enterprise real time extensionOn-premOS
Operating Systems / rtos-embedded-os
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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MITRE ATT&CK

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References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
git.kernel.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
lists.opensuse.org
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