CVE-2015-1339

kernel: Memory exhaustion via CUSE driver

Published Apr 27, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-1479 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
canonical
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 4:40 AM
Reserved
Jan 22, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 27, 2016, 5:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:22 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 2, 2016, 12:00 AM