CVE-2015-8785
- Source
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8785
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-8785.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-8785
- Downstream
- Related
- Published
- 2016-02-08T03:59:07Z
- Modified
- 2025-08-09T20:01:25Z
- Severity
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- 6.2 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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The fusefillwrite_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.
- References
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- 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://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642