CVE-2014-8159
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/.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Linux kernel Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | 3.2.69 |
Ubuntu Affected 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 14.10 | Affected | — |
| 14.04 | Affected | — |
| 12.04 | Affected | — |
| 10.04 | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 7 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt9-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt9-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt9-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt9-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 3.16.7-ckt9-1 |
| 8.0 | Affected | — |
| 7.0 | Affected | — |
References
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0783.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0919.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73060
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032224
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2525-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2526-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2527-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2528-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2529-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2530-1
CWEs
CWE-264
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.