Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_matching_model_microcode function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel_early.c in the Linux kernel before 4.0 allows context-dependent attackers to gain privileges by constructing a crafted microcode header and leveraging root privileges for write access to the initrd.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4 | Broken Link |
| http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html | Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18 | Mailing List |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722 | Issue Tracking |
| https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4 | Patch |
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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Fedoraproject
Fedoraproject fedora |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4 - Broken Link | |
| References | () http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html - Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18 - Mailing List | |
| References | () http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722 - Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2015-05-27 10:59
Updated : 2024-03-14 19:59
NVD link : CVE-2015-2666
Mitre link : CVE-2015-2666
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2015-2666
JSON object : View
Products Affected
fedoraproject
- fedora
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
