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CVE-2015-8953
CVE-2015-8953
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.58% · 45.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
0.58%
45.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-wily | 0, 4.2.0-18.22~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1, 3.19.0-21.21~14.04.1, 3.19.0-23.24~14.04.1 |
Timeline
- Oct 16, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 4, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 27, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8953 third-party-advisory
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q3/371 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8953 third-party-advisory