CVE-2015-8785 Information
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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.
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Reference
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
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction Required
NONE
Scope
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
UNCHANGED
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Base Score
HIGH
Base Severity
6.2