CVE-2014-8159
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CVE Details
| Release Date: | 2015-03-11 |
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
CVSS v2.0 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 6.2 | Base Metrics: | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| Access Vector: | Local network | Attack Complexity: | High |
| Authentication: | None required | 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 |
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