CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-8636

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Integer overflow in the mem_check_range function in the Linux kernel before version 4.9.10 allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) and obtain sensitive information from kernel memory.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to memory corruption and leakage of sensitive data, potentially leading to serious security implications.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to version 4.9.10 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS