4.7

CVE-2015-4167: canonical ubuntu_linux Numeric Errors

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2015-4167DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4167
Published 05-08-2015Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2015-4167 is a medium (CVSS 4.7) Numeric Errors vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 4.7, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
4.7/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 6
DLA-246-1DSA-3290-1DSA-3313-1SUSE-SU-2015:1324-1SUSE-SU-2015:1592-1SUSE-SU-2015:1611-1

Timeline

  1. 05-08-2015
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.1 does not validate certain length values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect data representation or integer overflow, and OOPS) via a crafted UDF filesystem.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.43%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

38%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 0.43% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu19 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-57.95
  • linux-azureAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian2 products
Canonical1 product
Linux1 product

4 vendors · 23 products

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