# CVE-2015-0274: The XFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15 improperly uses an old size value during remote attribute replacement, which allows l

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The XFS implementation in the Linux kernel before 3.15 improperly uses an old size value during remote attribute replacement, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (transaction overrun and data corruption) or possibly gain privileges by leveraging XFS filesystem access.

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## References

- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2544-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1195248
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59

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