CVE-2015-7312

kernel: multiple race conditions in aufs

Published Nov 16, 2015 CVSS 3.1 · 4.0 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Multiple race conditions in the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) aufs3-mmap.patch and aufs4-mmap.patch patches for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) madvise or (2) msync system call, related to mm/madvise.c and mm/msync.c.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-7241 Multiple race conditions in the Advanced Union Filesystem (aufs) aufs3-mmap.patch and aufs4-mmap.patch patches for the Linux kernel 3.x and 4.x allow local users to cause a denial of service (use-after-free and BUG) or possibly gain privileges via a (1) madvise or (2) msync system call, related to mm/madvise.c and mm/msync.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2775-1 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2776-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2777-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2778-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2779-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
History

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 7:43 AM
Reserved
Sep 22, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 16, 2015, 11:59 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:32 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 22, 2015, 12:00 AM