# CVE-2014-8159: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2015-03-16 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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/.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0783.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2529-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2530-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2528-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2527-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0919.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2526-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032224
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73060
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181166
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2525-1
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html

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