CVE-2015-1339 (GCVE-0-2015-1339)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2016-04-27 17:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 04:40
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Memory leak in the cuse_channel_release function in fs/fuse/cuse.c in the Linux kernel before 4.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) or possibly have unspecified other impact by opening /dev/cuse many times.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CWE
- n/a
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
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| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c5816b4… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969356 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-annou… | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE |
| https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Date Public
2016-03-02 00:00
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