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CVE-2016-8636

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Date: February 22, 2017

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (9)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8636
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/02/11/9
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96189
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8636

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Integer Overflow or Wraparound

CWE-190

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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