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CVE-2016-9084 Detail

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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Hyperlink Resource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a Issue Tracking  Patch  Vendor Advisory 
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/11 Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93930
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389259 Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9373631/ Patch 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9084
NVD Published Date:
11/27/2016
NVD Last Modified:
01/04/2018
Source:
MITRE