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CVE-2014-8159
CVE-2014-8159
PUBLISHED
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/.
EPSS 0.42% · 34.3th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.42%
34.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0, 3.16.0-25.33~14.04.2, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.12.0-5.13, 3.13.0-1.16, 3.13.0-2.17 |
Timeline
- Sep 24, 2014 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 6, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8159 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2525-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2526-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2527-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2528-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2529-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2530-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2561-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8159 third-party-advisory