What is CVE-2014-8159?

CVE-2014-8159 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264). CVE-2014-8159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8159?

CVE-2014-8159 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity. The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8159?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-8159. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.

Is CVE-2014-8159 actively exploited?

CVE-2014-8159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. See MITRE CWE for full details: https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/264.html

CVE-2014-8159

Medium

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/.

Package Linux Kernel

Published 2015-03-16

Last modified 2026-05-06

CVSS version 2.0

Patch available

Awaiting data

CVSS 2.0 score

6.9

out of 10

Medium

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Vector string

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weakness type

CWE-264

CVE-2014-8159 is a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control vulnerability

What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. Learn more on MITRE CWE

References

The following references provide additional information about CVE-2014-8159 including vendor advisories, patch commits, exploit details, and third-party analysis. Links are sourced from the NIST NVD database.

Kb
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705

Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/152747.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00004.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00007.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00008.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00009.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Lists
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2015-09/msg00011.html

Mailing List Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0674.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0695.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0726.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0751.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0782.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0783.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0803.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0870.html

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-0919.html

Third Party Advisory
Debian Security
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3237

Third Party Advisory
Securityfocus
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/73060

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Securitytracker
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032224

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2525-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2526-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2527-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2528-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2529-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2530-1

Third Party Advisory
Ubuntu Security
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2561-1

Third Party Advisory
Red Hat
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1181166

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

Details

CVE ID CVE-2014-8159

Severity Medium

CVSS score 6.9 / 10

CVSS version 2.0

Published 2015-03-16

Modified 2026-05-06

KEV No

Patch Awaiting data

Package linux

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8159?

CVE-2014-8159 is a Medium severity Linux kernel vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10 , classified as a Permissions, Privileges and Access Control flaw (CWE-264) . CVE-2014-8159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
What is the CVSS score for CVE-2014-8159?

CVE-2014-8159 has a CVSS score of 6.9 out of 10, rated Medium severity (CVSS 2.0). The vector string is AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C.
Is there a patch available for CVE-2014-8159?

No patch is currently available for CVE-2014-8159. Monitor the NIST NVD and your Linux distribution's security advisories for updates.
Is CVE-2014-8159 actively exploited?

No — CVE-2014-8159 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.
What is Permissions, Privileges and Access Control (CWE-264)?

Weaknesses in this category are related to the management of permissions, privileges, and access controls. View CWE-264 on MITRE CWE →