https://vulnerability.circl.lu Contains only the most 10 recent entries. http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification python-feedgen en Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:03:36 +0000 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2015-2666 <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/cve-2015-2666 https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-2588-1 <p><strong>Affected:</strong> Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: linux</p> <p>A stack overflow was discovered in the the microcode loader for the intel x86 platform. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) or to potentially execute code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2015-2666)</p> <p>It was discovered that the Linux kernel&#39;s IPv6 networking stack has a flaw that allows using route advertisement (RA) messages to set the &#39;hop_limit&#39; to values that are too low. An unprivileged attacker on a local network could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (IPv6 messages dropped). (CVE-2015-2922)</p> <p><strong>Affected:</strong> Ubuntu:14.04:LTS: linux</p> <p>A stack overflow was discovered in the the microcode loader for the intel x86 platform. A local attacker could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (kernel crash) or to potentially execute code with kernel privileges. (CVE-2015-2666)</p> <p>It was discovered that the Linux kernel&#39;s IPv6 networking stack has a flaw that allows using route advertisement (RA) messages to set the &#39;hop_limit&#39; to values that are too low. An unprivileged attacker on a local network could exploit this flaw to cause a denial of service (IPv6 messages dropped). (CVE-2015-2922)</p> https://vulnerability.circl.lu/vuln/usn-2588-1