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CVE-2015-8952

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.45% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-10-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2015-8952
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.45%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The mbcache feature in the ext2 and ext4 filesystem implementations in the Linux kernel before 4.6 mishandles xattr block caching, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (soft lockup) via filesystem operations in environments that use many attributes, as demonstrated by Ceph and Samba.