CVE-2016-8636
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 4.9.10-1 |
| linux-kernel | affected | 4.9.10 |
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/11/9
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96189
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421981
- https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636/
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-8636
CWEs
CWE-190
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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