CVE-2015-1420
Linux Kernel File Handle Race Condition Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 16, 2015, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Dec. 28, 2016, 2:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
2.9
Exploitability Score :
3.4
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-1420 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-1420 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-1420 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 22, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 24, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Changed CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 19, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:3.18.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CWE CWE-362 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 16, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-1420
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Exploit Prediction
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0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile