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DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8159

DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8159 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.900000095367432 MEDIUM

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/.

Risk Scores

CVSS v4.0
6.900000095367432
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Mar 16, 2015 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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