CVE-2015-0274
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.44%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-19
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59Broken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59Broken Link
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.