CVE-2015-1420
- Source
- https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-1420
- Import Source
- https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2015-1420.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2015-1420
- Downstream
- Related
- Withdrawn
- 2026-01-27T04:13:48.075040Z
- Published
- 2015-03-16T10:59:06Z
- Modified
- 2026-01-27T04:13:48.075040Z
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
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Race condition in the handletopath 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
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357