PT-2015-7821 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Wade Mealing · Published 2015-12-31 · Updated 2022-01-31 · CVE-2015-8785

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.2

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.4

Description The issue allows local users to cause a denial of service, resulting in an infinite loop. This occurs when a writev system call is made, triggering a zero length for the first segment of an iov.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.4, update to version 4.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

DoS

Infinite Loop

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-835

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1018

ALT-PU-2016-1485

CVE-2015-8785

DLA-412-1

DSA-3503-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1008-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2144-1

SUSE-SU-2016:0585-1

SUSE-SU-2016:0785-1

SUSE-SU-2016:0911-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1102-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1203-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1

USN-2886-1

USN-2886-2

USN-2907-1

USN-2907-2

USN-2908-1

USN-2908-2

USN-2908-3

USN-2909-1

USN-2909-2

USN-2910-1

USN-2910-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 402

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/overlayfs_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/netfilter_priv_esc_ipv4.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/panyu6325/CVE-2015-1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/Kagami/docker_cve-2015-2925 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/FloatingGuy/cve-2015-1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/ireshchaminda1/Android-Privilege-Escalation-Remote-Access-Vulnerability-CVE-2015-1805 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/whu-enjoy/CVE-2015-8660 · Exploit
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/3ca8138f014a913f98e6ef40e939868e1e9ea876 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2016:1764-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2907-2 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2909-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2069 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3503-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-2907-1 · Vendor Advisory