What is CVE-2015-0274?

CVE-2015-0274 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10. CVE-2015-0274 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0274?

CVE-2015-0274 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0274?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-0274 patch availability.

Is CVE-2015-0274 actively exploited?

CVE-2015-0274 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

CVE-2015-0274

High

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.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-03-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

7.2

out of 10

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-19

CVE-2015-0274 is classified as CWE-19

See CWE-19 on MITRE CWE for full details on this weakness type.

References

8 total

Kernel Git
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8275cdd0e7ac550dcce2b3ef6d2fb3b808c1ae59

Broken Link
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0290.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0694.html

Third Party Advisory
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1031853

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2543-1

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Details

CVE ID CVE-2015-0274

Severity High

CVSS score 7.2 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-03-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-0274?

CVE-2015-0274 is a High severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10 . CVE-2015-0274 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2015-0274?

CVE-2015-0274 has a CVSS score of 7.2 out of 10, rated High severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2015-0274?

Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for CVE-2015-0274 patch availability.
Is CVE-2015-0274 actively exploited?

No. CVE-2015-0274 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.