CVE-2016-8636
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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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory 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
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421981
- https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636/
References (7)
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
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