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CVE-2015-2666
CVE-2015-2666
PUBLISHED
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_matching_model_microcode function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by constructing a crafted microcode header and leveraging root privileges for write access to the initrd.
EPSS 0.10% · 27.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.10%
27.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 0, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-utopic | 0, 3.16.0-26.35~14.04.1, 3.16.0-28.38~14.04.1 |
Timeline
- Mar 25, 2015 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-2666 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/18/7 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2587-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2588-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2589-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2590-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-2666 third-party-advisory