CVE

CVE-2015-8953 (linux_kernel)

CVE-2015-8953 (linux_kernel)

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.

Source: CVE-2015-8953 (linux_kernel)

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