CVE-2016-8636 Integer overflow in n/a

What is CVE-2016-8636?

CVE-2016-8636 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 22 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8636?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-8636?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-8636 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8636 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8636, GHSA-vv9c-r5jj-58f9, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8636.