CVE - CVE-2015-2666

CVE-ID
CVE-2015-2666	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
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.
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CONFIRM:http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4 CONFIRM:https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1204722 CONFIRM:https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f84598bd7c851f8b0bf8cd0d7c3be0d73c432ff4 FEDORA:FEDORA-2015-4457 URL:http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html MLIST:[oss-security] 20150320 Re: CVE Request: Linux kernel execution in the early microcode loader. URL:http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18 REDHAT:RHSA-2015:1534 URL:http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html SECTRACK:1032414 URL:http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20150320	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20150320)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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