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.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://eyalitkin.wordpress.com/2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636/	Patch Technical Description Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1421981	Issue Tracking Patch
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/11/9	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10	Release Notes Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96189	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-02-22 08:59

Updated : 2023-01-17 13:07

NVD link : CVE-2016-8636

Mitre link : CVE-2016-8636

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-190

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

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Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

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