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CVE-2015-8785
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-02-08T03:59:07.823 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:35:14.753

Summary

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.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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