Linux Kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2 Infiniband Subsystem /dev/infiniband/uverbsX access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2. Affected is an unknown function of the file /dev/infiniband/uverbsX of the component Infiniband Subsystem. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2014-8159. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Linux Kernel 2.6.32-504.12.2 (Operating System). Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file /dev/infiniband/uverbsX of the component Infiniband Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The issue has been introduced in 12/03/2009. The weakness was presented 03/12/2015 with Mellanox as Bug 1181166 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2014-8159 since 10/10/2014. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1925 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82638 (Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155227 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for kernel (ELSA-2015-1081)).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (101575), Tenable (82638), SecurityFocus (BID 73060†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-49100†). See VDB-74021 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
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Nessus ID: 82638
Nessus Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : kernel on SL5.x i386/x86_64
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OpenVAS ID: 800909
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for kernel FEDORA-2015-5024
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: Bug 1181166
Organization: Mellanox
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-74018

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X-Force: 101575 - Linux Kernel Infiniband subsystem privilege escalation
SecurityFocus: 73060 - Linux Kernel CVE-2014-8159 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032224
Vulnerability Center: 49100 - Linux Kernel before 2.6.32-504.12.2 on RHEL6 Local Memory Read or DoS in InfiniBand Implementation on Uverbs Device, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 09:35
Updated: 06/07/2024 00:36
Changes: 03/17/2015 09:35 (72), 06/23/2017 10:23 (8), 04/15/2022 14:57 (4), 04/15/2022 15:01 (1), 06/07/2024 00:36 (16)
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