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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2015-8953

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-16 Oct, 2016 | 21:59

Updated At-12 Apr, 2025 | 10:46

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.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Primary	2.0	4.9	MEDIUM	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CPE Matches

Linux Kernel Organization, Inc

>>linux_kernel>>Versions up to 4.2.5(inclusive)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-399	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.6	cve@mitre.org	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92611	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814	cve@mitre.org	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5	cve@mitre.org	Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.6	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92611	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Patch

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