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CVE-2015-2666

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
7.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.103

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty (USN-2587-1) linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic_3.13.0-51.84~precise1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty (USN-2587-1) linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic_3.13.0-51.84~precise1_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2588-1) linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic_3.13.0-51.84_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2588-1) linux-image-3.13.0-51-generic_3.13.0-51.84_amd64.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2588-1) linux-image-3.13.0-51-lowlatency_3.13.0-51.84_i386.debLinux
Linux kernel (USN-2588-1) linux-image-3.13.0-51-lowlatency_3.13.0-51.84_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Utopic (USN-2589-1) linux-image-3.16.0-36-generic_3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Utopic (USN-2589-1) linux-image-3.16.0-36-generic_3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1_amd64.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Utopic (USN-2589-1) linux-image-3.16.0-36-lowlatency_3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1_i386.debLinux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Utopic (USN-2589-1) linux-image-3.16.0-36-lowlatency_3.16.0-36.48~14.04.1_amd64.debLinux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234