CVE-2014-8159

CVE Details

Release Date:	2015-03-11
Impact:	Important	What is this?

Description

It was found that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not properly sanitize input parameters while registering memory regions from user space via the (u)verbs API. A local user with access to a /dev/infiniband/uverbsX device could use this flaw to crash the system or, potentially, escalate their privileges on the system.

See more information about CVE-2014-8159 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.2
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Complete
Integrity Impact:	Complete
Availability Impact:	Complete

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0783	2015-04-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0783-1	2015-04-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3020	2015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-404.0.0.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2015-0783-1	2015-04-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (ocfs2-2.6.18-404.el5)	ELSA-2015-0783	2015-04-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-404.0.0.0.1.el5)	ELSA-2015-0783-1	2015-04-08
Oracle Linux version 5 (oracleasm-2.6.18-404.el5)	ELSA-2015-0783	2015-04-08
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.1.2.el6uek)	ELSA-2015-3019	2015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0674	2015-03-11
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-1081	2015-06-09
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3019	2015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3020	2015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-68.1.2.el7uek)	ELSA-2015-3019	2015-03-31
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2015-0726	2015-03-26
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2015-3019	2015-03-31
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2015-0040	2015-04-06