CVE-2015-8374

4.0 MEDIUM

Published: December 28, 2015 Modified: May 06, 2026

Description

fs/btrfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles compressed inline extents, which allows local users to obtain sensitive pre-truncation information from a file via a clone action.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0305cd5f7fca85dae392b9ba85b116896eb7c1c7

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3426

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/27/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2016-3090545.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinoct2016-3090547.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/78219

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034895

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2886-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2887-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2888-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2889-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-1

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2890-3

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1286261

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0305cd5f7fca85dae392b9ba85b116896eb7c1c7

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0305cd5f7fca85dae392b9ba85b116896eb7c1c7