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TI-2015-01218 Aliases CVE-2015-1339GHSA-4g77-cm25-7q33

Memory leak in the cuse_channel_release function in fs/fuse/cuse.c in the Linux kernel…

Priority LOW 28CWE-399Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00425 37th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 4.3.6VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp4VulnerableNovell
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*11 sp4VulnerableNovell
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 4.3.6 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp4 Vulnerable ·Novell
  • cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 sp4 Vulnerable ·Novell

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-1339
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4g77-cm25-7q33

References

Patch 2

Advisory 2

Other 4

Sources

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