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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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2015-05-27T10:00:00

Updated: 2016-12-29T18:57:01

Reserved: 2015-03-20T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2015-2666

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2015-05-27T10:59:04.813

Modified: 2024-03-14T19:59:23.823


Link: CVE-2015-2666

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