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CVE-2014-8159

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.44%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2015-03-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2014-8159
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.9
EPSS
0.44%
Linux

Original NVD Description

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/.