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CVE ID: | 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. |
Test IDs: | None available |
Cross References: |
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-2666 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-March/153329.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/03/20/18 RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2015:1534 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1534.html http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1032414 |