CVE-2015-1420: debian debian_linux
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2015-1420 is a low (CVSS 1.9) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Not severe (CVSS 1.9, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources
Source freshness unavailable
How is this decided?Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 10 · Related 9Timeline
- 16-03-2015PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
0.36%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.36% on 04-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.
Ubuntu3 products
- linux< 3.13.0-57.95
- linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1
- linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1
Debian2 products
- linux< 3.16.7-ckt7-1
- debian_linuxEOL7.0
Linux1 product
- linux_kernel≤ 3.18.9
3 vendors · 6 products
References
25 links
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534X Refsource CONFIRM