Vulnerability Report

CVE-2015-8785

Title: Linux Linux Kernel Denial of Service (DoS)

DoS

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2015-8785.

CWE Category CWE-835
Published Date Feb 08, 2016
Modified Date Jun 17, 2026
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 6.2 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.57%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2015-8785: 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.

Impacted Vendors

L
linux 1
U
ubuntu 1
S
suse 1

Reference Links

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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
6.2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity MEDIUM
4.9
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2015-8785 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.