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CVE-2015-8785

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-8785 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the Linux kernel, specifically within the fuse_fill_write_pages function, impacting various Linux distributions including SUSE. A local attacker can trigger an infinite loop by crafting a writev system call with a zero-length first iov segment. With a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but can lead to a complete system denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.4:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

6.2MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.57%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
43.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0057 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 3,052 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: realtime-kernel

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-8785Low

kernel: fuse: possible denial of service in fuse_fill_write_pages()

Oct 12, 2015

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-03/msg00094.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00045.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-07/msg00005.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
Third Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3503
Third Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/01/24/1
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
Third Party Advisory
oracle.com / technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/81688
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2886-1
Third Party Advisory