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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3170 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2660-1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/29/12 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2665-1 ↗
- http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=142247707318982&w=2 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2661-1 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1187534 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/72357 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2667-1 ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html ↗