CVE-2015-8785

Severity Score

6.2

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

La función fuse_fill_write_pages en fs/fuse/file.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.4 permite a usuarios locales provocar una denegación de servicio (bucle infinito) a través de una llamada a sistema writev que desencadena una longitud cero para el primer segmento de un iov.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-01-24 CVE Reserved
2016-02-02 CVE Published
2023-08-22 EPSS Updated
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

CAPEC

References (14)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1	Mailing List
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81688	Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876	2022-01-31
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876	2022-01-31

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html	2022-01-31
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html	2022-01-31
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html	2022-01-31
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html	2022-01-31
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html	2022-01-31
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503	2022-01-31
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1	2022-01-31

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				< 4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " < 4.4"		-		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "4.4"		rc1		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "4.4"		rc2		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "4.4"		rc3		Affected
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				4.4 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version "4.4"		rc4		Affected
Suse Search vendor "Suse"		Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension"				12 Search vendor "Suse" for product "Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension" and version "12"		sp1		Affected