CVE-2015-1420
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%
Race condition in the handle_to_path function in fs/fhandle.c in the Linux kernel through 3.19.1 allows local users to bypass intended size restrictions and trigger read operations on additional memory locations by changing the handle_bytes value of a file handle during the execution of this function.
Affected configurations
References
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12
www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534
Related
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
10.1%