Description
Use-after-free vulnerability in the path_openat function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via O_TMPFILE filesystem operations that leverage a duplicate cleanup operation.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3329-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2015-5653 | Use-after-free vulnerability in the path_openat function in fs/namei.c in the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x before 4.0.4 allows local users to cause a denial of service or possibly have unspecified other impact via O_TMPFILE filesystem operations that leverage a duplicate cleanup operation. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2664-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2665-1 | Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2667-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2680-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2681-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T06:59:03.985Z
Reserved: 2015-08-02T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2015-5706
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Status : Modified
Published: 2015-08-31T10:59:16.080
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2015-5706
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN