Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 16, 2015· Updated May 6, 2026

CVE-2014-8159

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/.

Affected products

Canonical/Ubuntu Linux4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:-:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Debian/Debian Linux2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Linux/Kernel
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=2.6.12,<3.2.69
osv-coords28 versions
pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-default&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Workstation%20Extension%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-docs&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Public%20Cloud%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-ec2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-obs-build&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-pae&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-source&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-syms&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-trace&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2011%20SP2-LTSS pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kernel-xen&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_1&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_2&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_3&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_4&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012 pkg:rpm/suse/kgraft-patch-SLE12_Update_5&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Live%20Patching%2012
< 3.12.43-52.6.1+ 27 more
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.2
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3.12.43-52.6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 3-2.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-7.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2-10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1-2.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/indexnvdThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.htmlnvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0783.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0919.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237nvdThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/73060nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.securitytracker.com/id/1032224nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2525-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2526-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2527-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2528-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2529-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2530-1nvdThird Party Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1nvdThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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