CVE-2015-1420

Low

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.

SeverityLow
CVSS1.9
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedMar 16, 2015
First seenMar 16, 2015

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 3.18.9—
debian debian_linux7.0—

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