CVE-2014-8159
Published: 31 December 2014
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/.
From the Ubuntu security team
It was discovered that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not properly sanitize its input parameters while registering memory regions from userspace. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (system crash) or to potentially gain administrative privileges.
Priority
High
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
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linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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Patches: Introduced by 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 Fixed by 8494057ab5e40df590ef6ef7d66324d3ae33356b |
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linux-2.6 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-ec2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-fsl-imx51 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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| This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team | ||
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linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-mvl-dove Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
Upstream |
Released
(4.0~rc7)
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Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
| jj | was recorded as CVE-2015-8159 in git commits |
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8159
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2525-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2526-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2527-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2528-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2529-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2530-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2561-1
- NVD
- Launchpad
- Debian