Attacker Value
Unknown
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Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Local
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CVE-2015-8785

Disclosure Date: February 08, 2016
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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 V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
6.2 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
2.5
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • linux,
  • suse

Products

  • linux enterprise real time extension 12,
  • linux kernel,
  • linux kernel 4.4
Technical Analysis