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…

published March 16, 2015

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
35.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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/.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00424 · 35.3th percentile
Published
2015-03-16T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 MAR 10:00Z
    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…
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