CVE-2015-8785
mediumpriority · track · 25EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
weaknesses
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affected products (4)
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- suse linux enterprise real time extension= 12nvdUScpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (43)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.htmlcnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1cnnvd
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlcnnvd
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