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/.
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Published : 2015-03-16 10:59
Updated : 2024-06-06 19:46
NVD link : CVE-2014-8159
Mitre link : CVE-2014-8159
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2014-8159
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-264
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls