CVE-2015-5706
N/A
Published: August 31, 2015 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:29 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelDebian LinuxUbuntu Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%Debian Linux· Debiandrupal
95%3.0 ≤ v ≤ 3.19.84.0 ≤ v < 4.0.4
Affected range stops below 4.0.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (11)
x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f15133df088ecadd141ea1907f2c96df67c729f0x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
http://twitter.com/grsecurity/statuses/597127122910490624Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3329x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.0.4Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/08/01/5VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76142Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2680-1Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2681-1Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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