Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2015-1420
CVE-2015-1420
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.
Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
14- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.htmlnvd
- marc.infonvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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