DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8785

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CVE-2015-8785
Published: 08 Feb 2016, 03:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
25/100
CVSS Score
6.2 MEDIUM
3.1 (osv_debian)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Feb 2016, 03:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 4.3.5-1 | < 4.3.5-1 | < 4.3.5-1 | < 4.3.5-1

References (1)