UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8374

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8374

    Published: 28 Dec 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-8374
    Aliases:
    USN-2886-1
    USN-2886-2
    USN-2887-1

    Summary:

    Details: fs/btrfs/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 4.3.3 mishandles compressed inline extents, which allows local users to obtain sensitive pre-truncation information from a file via a clone action.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8374, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/27/2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2886-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2886-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2889-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2889-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2887-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2887-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2888-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2890-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2890-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2890-3, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8374

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-77.121

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High