Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting kernel package, versions <0:2.6.18-238.55.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (34th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL10-KERNEL-9839796
  • published28 Apr 2025
  • disclosed1 Jan 2014

Introduced: 1 Jan 2014

CVE-2014-8159  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:10 kernel to version 0:2.6.18-238.55.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:0919.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel package and not the kernel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:10 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/.

References

CVSS Base Scores

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