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CVE-2016-9084 Details

Description

drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 misuses the kzalloc function, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (integer overflow) or have unspecified other impact by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a CVEIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389259 CVEIssue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a CVEIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
linux linux kernel
<= 4.8.11

CPE

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

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9084
NVD Published Date:
Nov 28, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-9084 Details - Not Deferred