Linux Kernel Compressed/Inline Extent Truncation Bug Lets Local Users View Portions of Files on the Filesystem
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1034895 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1034895
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2015-8374
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Feb 1 2016
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Impact:
Disclosure of system information, Disclosure of user information
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 4.3.3
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in the Linux kernel. A local user can obtain potentially sensitive information from the filesystem.
A local user can trigger a flaw in 'fs/btrfs/inode.c' in the truncation of compressed inline extents to obtain potentially sensitive information from the target filesystem.
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Impact:
A local user can obtain potentially sensitive information from the filesystem.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (4.3.3).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3
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Vendor URL: www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.3.3 (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Message History:
None.
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