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.
CVE-2015-1339
Score 6.2 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2022-05-17. NVD baseline CVSS 6.2; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.2
- EG Score
- 6.2(medium)
- EG Risk
- 33(Track)EG Risk 33/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity62% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 36%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 27, 2016
Last Modified
June 17, 2026
References (16)
- security@ubuntuhttp://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2c5816b4beccc8ba709144539f6fdd764f8fa49c
- security@ubuntuhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- security@ubuntuhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
- security@ubuntuhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/13
- security@ubuntuhttps://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969356
- security@ubuntuhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314331
- security@ubuntuhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c5816b4beccc8ba709144539f6fdd764f8fa49c
- security@ubuntuhttps://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-1339
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2c5816b4beccc8ba709144539f6fdd764f8fa49c
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-04/msg00015.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00059.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/02/13
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=969356
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1314331
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c5816b4beccc8ba709144539f6fdd764f8fa49c
Affected Packages
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Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | — | 4.4.2-1 | — |
Debian:12(1)
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| linux | — | 4.4.2-1 | — |
Debian:13(1)
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| linux | — | 4.4.2-1 | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
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| linux | — | 4.4.2-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
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Related CVEs(same CWE)
Same CWE
10 shownCWE-399
- CVE-2016-10390EG 9.8CRITICAL
- CVE-2015-1832EG 9.1EPSS p96CRITICAL
- CVE-2010-0806NVD 8.8EG 9.0 KEVEPSS p100CRITICAL
- CVE-2016-10153EG 7.8HIGH
- CVE-2012-6435NVD 7.5EG 7.8EPSS p98HIGH
- CVE-2003-1448EG 7.8EPSS p97HIGH
- CVE-2002-2306EG 7.8HIGH
- CVE-2002-2309EG 7.8EPSS p90HIGH
- CVE-2001-0041EG 7.8EPSS p96HIGH
- CVE-2000-0305EG 7.8EPSS p98HIGH
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