UBUNTU-CVE-2015-0275
Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 2
Upstream
Downstream
Published: 23 Feb 2015, 00:00
Last modified:04 Feb 2026, 02:41
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
23 Feb 2015, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Feb 2026, 02:41
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
Description
The ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted fallocate zero-range request.
Affected Systems
- ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic
< 3.16.0-39.53~14.04.1
- ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid
< 3.19.0-20.20~14.04.1
References (8)
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-0275
- http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg47193.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/23/14
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2635-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2636-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2637-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2638-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-0275