Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 31, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-5706
CVE-2015-5706
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the path_openat function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via O_TMPFILE filesystem operations that leverage a duplicate cleanup operation.
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Affected products
7cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
Patches
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References
11- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f15133df088ecadd141ea1907f2c96df67c729f0nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- source.android.com/security/bulletin/2017-01-01.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.4nvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/76142nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/597127122910490624nvdBroken Link
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