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CVE-2015-1420

LOW · CVSS 1.9 EPSS 0.36%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2015-1420
Severity
LOW
CVSS
1.9
EPSS
0.36%
Linux

Original NVD 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.