DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2666

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-2666
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2666.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2015-2666
Published
2015-05-27T10:59:04Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:26:09Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Stack-based buffer overflow in the getmatchingmodelmicrocode function in arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intelearly.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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.16.7-ckt9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.16.7-ckt9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.16.7-ckt9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / linux

Package

Name
linux
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/linux?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
3.16.7-ckt9-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}