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CVE-2014-8159
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Date: March 16, 2015
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/.
Language: C
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Severity Score
Weakness Type (CWE)
Permissions, Privileges, and Access Control
CWE-264Top Fix
CVSS v3.1
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Attack Vector (AV): | NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity (AC): | HIGH |
| Privileges Required (PR): | NONE |
| User Interaction (UI): | NONE |
| Scope (S): | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality (C): | LOW |
| Integrity (I): | LOW |
| Availability (A): | LOW |
CVSS v2
| Base Score: |
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|---|---|
| Access Vector (AV): | LOCAL |
| Access Complexity (AC): | MEDIUM |
| Authentication (AU): | NONE |
| Confidentiality (C): | COMPLETE |
| Integrity (I): | COMPLETE |
| Availability (A): | COMPLETE |
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