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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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