{"cve":"CVE-2015-1420","nvd":{"published":"2015-03-16T10:59:06.007","modified":"2026-06-17T00:22:23.443","status":"Modified","description":"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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-362"],"references":["http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-07/msg00023.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-08/msg00011.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00018.html","http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00021.html"],"products":["debian:debian_linux","linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2015-1420","score":0.00362,"percentile":0.30065,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}