SB2015060906 - Fedora 22 update for kernel
Published: June 9, 2015 Updated: April 24, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB2015060906
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2015-1420)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.