CVE-2015-1339
kernel: Memory exhaustion via CUSE driver
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 2, 2016
Updated · November 21, 2025
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.
Statement
This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2 as the code with the flaw is not present in the products listed.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CWE-400 · Uncontrolled Resource Consumption