Skip to content
OpenAdvisories
Unscored USN-2529-1 1 CVE

linux-lts-utopic vulnerability

Published Mar 12, 2015 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

It was discovered that the Linux kernel's Infiniband subsystem did not
properly sanitize its input parameters while registering memory regions
from userspace. A local user could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of
service (system crash) or to potentially gain administrative privileges.

Fixed packages 1

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS linux-lts-utopic 3.16.0-31.43~14.04.1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8159