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.
Published: 2016-04-27
Score: 6.2 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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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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Linux Linux Kernel
Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: canonical

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T04:40:18.491Z

Reserved: 2015-01-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-1339

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-04-27T17:59:00.117

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2015-1339

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-03-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-1339 - Bugzilla

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