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    CVE-2016-8636

    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.

    Published:Feb 7, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Feb 22, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00356
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

    Exploits

    https://github.com/jigerjain/Integer-Overflow-test

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    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
    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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High