CVE-2015-0275

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Published 2015-10-19 Β· Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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not yet in upstream
VIR risk
4.9

Description

The ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted fallocate zero-range request.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

Mitigation details

Source: Debian Security Tracker Β· View original β†— Β· DFSG

CVE-2015-0275 NameCVE-2015-0275 DescriptionThe ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted fallocate zero-range request. SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) Vulnerable and…

CVE-2015-0275

NameCVE-2015-0275
DescriptionThe ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted fallocate zero-range request.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
linux (PTS)bullseye5.10.223-1fixed
bullseye (security)5.10.257-1fixed
bookworm6.1.170-3fixed
bookworm (security)6.1.172-1fixed
trixie6.12.86-1fixed
trixie (security)6.12.90-1fixed
forky7.0.9-1fixed
sid7.0.10-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linuxsourcewheezy(not affected)
linuxsource(unstable)3.16.7-ckt9-1
linux-2.6source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in v3.15)
- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced in v3.15)
Proposed upstream patch: http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg47193.html

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Notes
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Introduced in v3.15)- linux-2.6 <not-affected> (Introduced in v3.15)Proposed upstream patch: http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-ext4/msg47193.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed3.16.7-ckt9-1
debian debianbullseyefixed3.16.7-ckt9-1
debian debianforkyfixed3.16.7-ckt9-1
debian debiansidfixed3.16.7-ckt9-1
debian debiantrixiefixed3.16.7-ckt9-1
linux linux-kernelaffected

References

CWEs

CWE-17

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.