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CVE request Linux kernel: udf: information leakage when reading symlink

From: P J P <ppandit () redhat com>
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2015 16:06:33 +0530 (IST)

  Hello,

Linux kernel built with the UDF file system(CONFIG_UDF_FS) support isvulnerable to an information leakage issue. It could occur while readingsymlink information from corrupted/malicious udf file system image.


An unprivileged user could use this flaw to leak kernel memory bytes.

Upstream fix:
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  -> https://git.kernel.org/linus/0e5cc9a40ada6046e6bc3bdfcd0c0d7e4b706b14

Thank you 'Carl H Lunde' for reporting this issue.

Thank you.
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Prasad J Pandit / Red Hat Product Security Team
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