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  "id": "CVE-2014-8159",
  "sourceIdentifier": "secalert@redhat.com",
  "published": "2015-03-16T10:59:01.880",
  "lastModified": "2023-02-13T00:43:57.493",
  "vulnStatus": "Modified",
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      "value": "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/."
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      "value": "La implementaci\u00f3n InfiniBand (IB) en el paquete del kernel de Linux anterior a 2.6.32-504.12.2 en Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6 no restringe adecuadamente el uso de User Verbs para el registro de regiones de memoria, lo que permite a usaurios locales acceder de forma arbitraria a ubicaciones de la memoria f\u00edsica, y consecuentemente causar una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (ca\u00edda del sistema) u obtener privilegios, aprovechando permisos en un dispositivo uverbs bajo /dev/infiniband/."
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