CVE-2014-8159
The InfiniBand (IB) implementation in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-504.12.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly restrict use of User Verbs for registration of memory regions, which allows local users to access arbitrary…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The InfiniBand (IB) implementation in the Linux kernel package before 2.6.32-504.12.2 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 does not properly restrict use of User Verbs for registration of memory regions, which allows local users to access arbitrary physical memory locations, and consequently cause a denial of service (system crash) or gain privileges, by leveraging permissions on a uverbs device under /dev/infiniband/.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.42% probability · 36th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0783.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0919.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73060Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032224Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2525-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2526-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2527-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2528-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2529-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2530-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181166Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.