CVE-2014-8159 json
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 properl…
published 2015-03-16 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8000
- cvss
- 6.9
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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/.
Patch / fix
- linux linux_kernel 3.2.69, 3.4.108, 3.10.75, 3.12.41, 3.14.39, 3.16.35, 3.18.13, 3.19.5
- linux Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 3.16.7-ckt9-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8159
- linux Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.13.0-46.79
- linux-lts-utopic Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1
ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8159
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- kernel RHEL 5 2.6.18-404.el5
- kernel-PAE RHEL 5 2.6.18-404.el5
- kernel-xen RHEL 5 2.6.18-404.el5
- kernel-kdump RHEL 5 2.6.18-404.el5
- kernel-debuginfo-common RHEL 5 2.6.18-404.el5
- kernel RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6
- perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6
- python-perf RHEL 6 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6
red hat advisories RHSA-2015:0783RHSA-2015:0674RHSA-2015:0695RHSA-2015:0782RHSA-2015:0803RHSA-2015:0751
- kernel-ec2 SLE Module for Public Cloud 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
- kernel-xen SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
- kernel-syms SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
- kernel-source SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 3.12.43-52.6.1
- kernel-default SLES for SAP 12, SLES 12, SLED 12 +1 more 3.12.43-52.6.1
- kernel-obs-build SLE Software Development Kit 12 3.12.43-52.6.2
- kernel-ec2 SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
- kernel-pae SLES 11 SP2-LTSS 3.0.101-0.7.37.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2015:1478-1SUSE-SU-2015:1491-1SUSE-SU-2015:1487-1SUSE-SU-2015:1488-1SUSE-SU-2015:1489-1SUSE-SU-2015:1071-1
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8159 updated cvss 6.2
kernel: infiniband: uverbs: unprotected physical memory access
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 kernelaffected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) kernel 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-404.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0783
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0726
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Compute Node Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0726
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) kernel 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-404.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-404.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0783
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux EUS (v. 5.9 server) kernel 2.6.18-348.30.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-348.30.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-348.30.1.el5, kernel-kdump 2.6.18-348.30.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-348.30.1.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0870
show 20 moreshow fewer
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Long Life (v. 5.6 server) kernel 2.6.18-238.55.1.el5, kernel-PAE 2.6.18-238.55.1.el5, kernel-xen 2.6.18-238.55.1.el5, kernel-debuginfo-common 2.6.18-238.55.1.el5fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0919
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Realtime (v. 7) kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.1.2.rt56.141.2.el7_1, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.1.2.rt56.141.2.el7_1, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.rt56.141.2.el7_1fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0727
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.ael7b, kernel 3.10.0-229.1.2.ael7b, kernel-kdump 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, +11 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0726
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.2) perf 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0695
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server AUS (v. 6.4) perf 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0803
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server EUS (v. 6.5) perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-kdump 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-bootwrapper 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, +4 morefixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, python-perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.ael7b, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64le 3.10.0-229.1.2.ael7bfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0726
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.2) kernel 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-220.60.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0695
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional AUS (v. 6.4) kernel 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-358.59.1.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0803
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional EUS (v. 6.5) kernel 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, python-perf 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-ppc64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-s390x 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-431.53.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0782
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-firmware 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-abi-whitelists 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-tools-libs 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-abi-whitelists 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0726
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) python-perf 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-i686 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 2.6.32-504.12.2.el6fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0674
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7) python-perf 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7, kernel-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.1.2.el7fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0726
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Red Hat MRG Realtime for RHEL 6 Server v.2 kernel-rt 3.10.0-229.rt56.147.el6rt, kernel-rt-trace 3.10.0-229.rt56.147.el6rt, kernel-rt-vanilla 3.10.0-229.rt56.147.el6rt, kernel-rt-firmware 3.10.0-229.rt56.147.el6rt, kernel-rt-debuginfo-common-x86_64 3.10.0-229.rt56.147.el6rtfixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:0751
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Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.9 | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls
- Technology feeds
References
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0783.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2529-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2530-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2561-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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debian.org
/security/2015/dsa-3237
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2528-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2527-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0919.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2526-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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ubuntu.com
/usn/USN-2525-1
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html
vendor-advisory, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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rhn.redhat.com
/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html
vendor-advisory, third-party-advisory
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securitytracker.com
/id/1032224
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/73060
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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bugzilla.redhat.com
/show_bug.cgi?id=1181166
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
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kb.juniper.net
/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2014-8159
- NVD CVE-2014-8159
Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.