Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_matching_model_microcode function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by constructing a crafted microcode header and leveraging root privileges for write access to the initrd.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2015-05-27T10:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-06T05:24:37.938Z
Reserved: 2015-03-20T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-2666
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2015-05-27T10:59:04.813
Modified: 2024-11-21T02:27:48.717
Link: CVE-2015-2666
Redhat