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CVE-2015-1420 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
debian debian linux
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel
<= 3.18.9

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2015-1420
NVD Published Date:
Mar 16, 2015
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2015-1420 Details - Not Deferred