CVE-2015-0274
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
7.2
Description
The XFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15 improperly uses an old size value during remote attribute replacement, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (transaction overrun and data corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging XFS filesystem access.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux-kernel | affected | 3.15 | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 3.11.5-1 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-0274
CWEs
CWE-19
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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