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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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-246-1 | linux-2.6 security update |
Debian DLA |
DLA-246-2 | linux-2.6 regression update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3237-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2014-8000 | 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/. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2525-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2526-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2527-1 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2528-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2529-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2530-1 | Linux kernel vulnerability |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2561-1 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
No workaround given by the vendor.
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T13:10:50.879Z
Reserved: 2014-10-10T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-8159
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2015-03-16T10:59:01.880
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-8159
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN