Medium severity4.0NVD Advisory· Published Dec 28, 2015· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8374
CVE-2015-8374
Description
fs/btrfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles compressed inline extents, which allows local users to obtain sensitive pre-truncation information from a file via a clone action.
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References
21- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426nvd
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/27/2nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.htmlnvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/78219nvd
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1034895nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0305cd5f7fca85dae392b9ba85b116896eb7c1c7nvd
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