CVE-2015-8953 Vulnerability

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. (CVSS:0.0) (Last Update:2016-10-16)

Vulnerability Details : 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. Publish Date : 2016-10-16 Last Update Date : 2016-10-16 - CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types CVSS Score 0.0 Confidentiality Impact ??? Integrity Impact ??? Availability Impact ??? Access Complexity ??? Authentication ??? Gained Access None Vulnerability Type(s) Denial Of Service CWE ID CWE id is not defined for this vulnerability - Products Affected By CVE-2015-8953 # Product Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language No vulnerable product found. If the vulnerability is created recently it may take a few days to gather vulnerable products list and other information like cvss scores. Please check again in a few days. - References For CVE-2015-8953 http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5 CONFIRM http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.2.6 CONFIRM http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9 MLIST [oss-security] 20160823 cve request: overlayfs: Fix dentry reference leak https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814 CONFIRM https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5 CONFIRM

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