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CVE-2015-8953

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Date: October 16, 2016

fs/overlayfs/copy_up.c in the Linux kernel before 4.2.6 uses an incorrect cleanup code path, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (dentry reference leak) via filesystem operations on a large file in a lower overlayfs layer.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8953
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-8953
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92611
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.6
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2015-8953

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Resource Management Errors

CWE-399

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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