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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

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Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 8

securityfocus.com

openwall.com

kernel.org

eyalitkin.wordpress.com

git.kernel.org

bugzilla.redhat.com

GitHub · torvalds/linux

GitHub · jigerjain/Integer-Overflow-test