Access Restriction Bypass Affecting kernel-uek-devel package, versions <0:3.8.13-68.1.2.el7uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-KERNELUEKDEVEL-2501918
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed16 Mar 2015

Introduced: 16 Mar 2015

CVE-2014-8159  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-264  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 kernel-uek-devel to version 0:3.8.13-68.1.2.el7uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2015-3019.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-devel package and not the kernel-uek-devel package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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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