CVE - CVE-2015-8953

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-8953	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
References
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BID:92611 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92611 CONFIRM: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:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1367814 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ab79efab0a0ba01a74df782eb7fa44b044dae8b5 MLIST:[oss-security] 20160823 cve request: overlayfs: Fix dentry reference leak URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/08/23/9
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20160825	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20160825)
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