Vulnerability Database

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Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2015-2666

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: May 27, 2015
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2015-2666
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.9
  • AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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