CVE-2015-2666
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722
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