CVE-2015-0275

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Summary

CVECVE-2015-0275
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2015-10-19 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe ext4_zero_range function in fs/ext4/extents.c in the Linux kernel before 4.1 allows local users to cause a denial of service (BUG) via a crafted fallocate zero-range request.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.9 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Problem Types: CWE-17 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 7 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.f5.com/csp/article/K05211147 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.f5.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
Red Hat Customer Portal af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 rhn.redhat.com
ext4: allocate entire range in zero range · torvalds/linux@0f2af21 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
[PATCH] ext4: Allocate entire range in zero range (Linux Ext4) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.spinics.net Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 'fs/ext4/extents.c' Local Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
oss-security - CVE-2015-0275 -- Linux kernel: fs: ext4: fallocate zero range page size > block size BUG() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel Memory Allocation Error in ext4_zero_range() Lets Local Users Cause Denial of Service Conditions on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
1193907 – (CVE-2015-0275) CVE-2015-0275 kernel: fs: ext4: fallocate zero range page size > block size BUG() af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
Oracle Linux Bulletin - October 2015 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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