CVE-2015-0274

The XFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15 improperly uses an old size value during remote attribute replacement, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (transaction overrun and data corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging XFS filesystem access.

CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59	Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59	Broken Link
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html	Third Party Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248	Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2015-03-16 10:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2015-0274

Mitre link : CVE-2015-0274

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-0274

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-19

Data Processing Errors

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