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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8785): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) regression

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2015-8785): Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) regression

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
02/07/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
02/22/2016
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-79-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-62-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-51-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1476-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-98-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1025-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-30-powerpc64-smp

References

  • USN-2886-1
  • USN-2886-2
  • USN-2907-1
  • USN-2907-2
  • USN-2908-1
  • USN-2908-2
  • USN-2908-3
  • USN-2908-4
  • USN-2908-5
  • USN-2909-1
  • USN-2909-2
  • USN-2910-1
  • USN-2910-2
  • SUSE-SU-2016:0911
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1102
  • SUSE-SU-2016:1764
  • SUSE-SU-2016:2074
  • DLA-412-1
  • DSA-3503
  • 81688
  • CVE-2015-8785
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