# CVE-2015-3286: Memory corruption in n/a

> Local attackers can cause a system panic or deadlock in OpenAFS via a buffer overflow in the kernel extension when joining a PAG.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **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:** No
- **Published:** 12 Aug 2015
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mw4f-44m6-vpv7

## What is CVE-2015-3286?

CVE-2015-3286 is a medium-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

Buffer overflow in the Solaris kernel extension in OpenAFS before 1.6.13 allows local users to cause a denial of service (panic or deadlock) or possibly have other unspecified impact via a large group list when joining a PAG.

Weakness: CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-3286?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Openafs Openafs.

## How do I fix CVE-2015-3286?

No fix has been published for CVE-2015-3286 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2015-3286 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2009-1251](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2009-1251/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2024-10394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10394/): Theft of credentials in Unix client PAGs (high 8.4)
- [CVE-2024-10397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-10397/): Preallocated buffer overflows in XDR responses (high 7.7)
- [CVE-2019-18601](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18601/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2011-0430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-0430/): Use after free in n/a (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2015-3286 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2015-3286 is a medium-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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-3286 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3286/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3286/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3286
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3286
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2015-3286

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