CVE-2015-3285 Memory corruption in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Local attackers can cause a kernel panic and denial of service in OpenAFS via a crafted OSD FS command due to memory corruption.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2015-3285?

CVE-2015-3285 is a low-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The pioctl for the OSD FS command in OpenAFS before 1.6.13 uses the wrong pointer when writing the results of the RPC, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and kernel panic) via a crafted OSD FS command.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openafs Openafs.

How do I fix CVE-2015-3285?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2015-3285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3285, GHSA-792x-qvrg-32mw, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3285.

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