CVE-2015-4167 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2015-4167?

CVE-2015-4167 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 5 Aug 2015. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The udf_read_inode function in fs/udf/inode.c in the Linux kernel before 3.19.1 does not validate certain length values, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (incorrect data representation or integer overflow, and OOPS) via a crafted UDF filesystem.

Weakness: CWE-189

Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-4167?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2015-4167?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2015-4167 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-4167 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
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• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2015-4167, GHSA-643c-pwr2-wq99, UBUNTU-CVE-2015-4167.