UBUNTU-CVE-2015-1420

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 3
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CVE-2015-1420
Published: 16 Mar 2015, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:02

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, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:02
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

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 3.13.0-57.95

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-utopic

    < 3.16.0-43.58~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-vivid

    < 3.19.0-22.22~14.04.1

References (11)