UBUNTU-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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
85 explicit affected versions
35 explicit affected versions
20 explicit affected versions
7 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1290642
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8785
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2886-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2886-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2907-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2907-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2908-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2908-2
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2908-3
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2909-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2910-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8785