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title: CVE-2015-3286
description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the
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url: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3286
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# CVE-2015-3286

Publication date 12 August 2015

Last updated 24 July 2024

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Ubuntu priority

**Medium**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

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## 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3286#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| openafs | 15.04 vivid | Not affected |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
| 12.04 LTS precise | Not affected |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-3286#patch-details)

## Notes

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### [seth-arnold](https://launchpad.net/~seth-arnold)

Not affected, solaris kernel issue

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| openafs | * Upstream:   <http://www.openafs.org/security/openafs-sa-2015-005.patch> |

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-3286)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3286)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2015-3286)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3286)

### Other references

* <http://www.openafs.org/pages/security/OPENAFS-SA-2015-005.txt>
* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-3286>