CVE-2015-8785medium
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.
References
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/81688
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3503
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
Details
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-02-08
Updated: 2022-01-31
Type: CWE-835
Risk Information
CVSS v2
Base Score: 4.9
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS v3
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 2.5
Severity: MEDIUM