CVE-2015-8953 Information

Description

fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.6 uses an incorrect cleanup code path which allows local users to cause a denial of service (dentry reference leak) via filesystem operations on a large file in a lower overlayfs layer.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5 http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92611 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5