UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1339

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CVE-2015-1339
Published: 27 Apr 2016, 17:59
Last modified:08 Sept 2025, 16:43

Vulnerability Summary

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

Timeline

27 Apr 2016, 17:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
08 Sept 2025, 16:43
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Memory leak in the cuse_channel_release function in fs/fuse/cuse.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by opening /dev/cuse many times.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•MEDIUM•Score: 6.2CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-wily

    < 4.2.0-30.35~14.04.1

References (2)