CVE-2015-1420 | Mend Vulnerability Database

Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2015-1420

CVE-2015-1420

Published:March 16, 2015

Updated:May 17, 2026

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.

Related Resources (16)

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357

https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2015-1420

http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html