CVE-2015-8839
Linux ext4 Filesystem Denial of Service (DoS) and Disk Corruption
Description
Multiple race conditions in the ext4 filesystem implementation in the Linux kernel before 4.5 allow local users to cause a denial of service (disk corruption) by writing to a page that is associated with a different user's file after unsynchronized hole punching and page-fault handling.
INFO
Published Date :
May 2, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 2, 2020, 2:56 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-8839 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-8839 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-8839 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/01/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/04/01/4 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85798 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85798 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035455 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035455 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1323577 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1323577 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea3d7209ca01da209cda6f0dea8be9cc4b7a933b Vendor Advisory https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea3d7209ca01da209cda6f0dea8be9cc4b7a933b Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html Third Party Advisory Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 4.4.221 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00013.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/06/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2077 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1842 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 31, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:2669 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 03, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1035455 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/85798 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1323577 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1323577 Issue Tracking -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.5.0:rc7:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea3d7209ca01da209cda6f0dea8be9cc4b7a933b No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/ea3d7209ca01da209cda6f0dea8be9cc4b7a933b Advisory Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea3d7209ca01da209cda6f0dea8be9cc4b7a933b No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=ea3d7209ca01da209cda6f0dea8be9cc4b7a933b Advisory Added CWE CWE-362 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 04, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-8839 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-8839
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} 0.03%
score
0.49924
percentile