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7.8high

CVE-2016-9084

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 deni…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 32%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.38% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 32% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.04.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1389259 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/11 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/93930 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • patchwork.kernel.org /patch/9373631/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f9 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • rhn.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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