CVE - CVE-2015-1420

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-1420	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
Note: References are provided for the convenience of the reader to help distinguish between vulnerabilities. The list is not intended to be complete.
BID:72357 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534 DEBIAN:DSA-3170 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 MLIST:[linux-kernel] 20150128 [PATCH v2] vfs: read file_handle only once in handle_to_path URL:http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2 MLIST:[oss-security] 20150129 CVE-2015-1420 - Linux kernel fs/fhandle.c race condition URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:1224 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:1478 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:1592 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html SUSE:SUSE-SU-2015:1611 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2015:1382 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html UBUNTU:USN-2660-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1 UBUNTU:USN-2661-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1 UBUNTU:USN-2665-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1 UBUNTU:USN-2667-1 URL:http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20150129	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150129)
Votes (Legacy)

Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
This is an record on the CVE List, which provides common identifiers for publicly known cybersecurity vulnerabilities.
Search CVE Using Keywords: You can also search by reference using the CVE Reference Maps.
For More Information: CVE Request Web Form (select "Other" from dropdown)