CVE-2016-8636

 

Published at: - 22-02-2017 05:59

Last modified: - 17-01-2023 10:07

Total changes: - 4

Description

Integer overflow in the mem_check_range function in drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_mr.c in the Linux kernel before 4.9.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption), obtain sensitive information from kernel memory, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a write or read request involving the "RDMA protocol over infiniband" (aka Soft RoCE) technology.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66
• https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636/
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421981
• [oss-security] 20170211 CVE publication request - CVE 2016-8636-Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66
• 96189-Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

 

Keywords

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CVE-2016-8636

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

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