DEBIAN-CVE-2015-1420

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2015-1420
Downstream
DSA-3170-1
Published: 16 Mar 2015, 10:59
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:14

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Mar 2015, 10:59
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:14
Last Modified
Vulnerability 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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•linux

    < 3.16.7-ckt7-1 | < 3.16.7-ckt7-1 | < 3.16.7-ckt7-1 | < 3.16.7-ckt7-1

References (1)