{"action":"Upgrade linux to 4.2.6-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"4.2.6-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"linux","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["4.2.6-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NBCMRXZ2JD56PHBT1R4NK5","modified_at":"2026-09-09T07:02:06.226019765Z","published_at":"2016-10-16T21:59:03.067Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8953","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8953"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8953#Debian:13/linux","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8953"}],"summary":"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"}