Security Advisory
CVE-2015-2666
6.9
Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
May 27, 2015
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory