CVE-2015-1420

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.
References
Link Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534
Configurations

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

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

History

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Information

Published : 2015-03-16 10:59

Updated : 2025-04-12 10:46


NVD link : CVE-2015-1420

Mitre link : CVE-2015-1420

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-1420


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Products Affected

linux

  • linux_kernel

debian

  • debian_linux
CWE
CWE-362

Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')