CVE-2015-5706
Medium
Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the path_openat function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via O_TMPFILE filesystem operations that leverage a duplicate cleanup operation.
SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability—
Product
Linux Kernel
PublishedAug 31, 2015
First seenAug 31, 2015
How to fix
Update
- linux linux_kernel4.0.4 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 3.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.19.8, 4.0 ≤ v < 4.0.4 | 4.0.4 |
| canonical ubuntu_linux | 12.04, 14.04 | — |
| debian debian_linux | 7.0, 8.0 | — |
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