vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-9083: ELSA-2017-0386-1: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C) | 2016-10-12 | 2017-02-07 | 2025-01-23 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
2016-10-12
Added
2017-02-07
Modified
2025-01-23
Description
drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c in the Linux kernel through 4.8.11 allows local users to bypass integer overflow checks, and cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or have unspecified other impact, by leveraging access to a vfio PCI device file for a VFIO_DEVICE_SET_IRQS ioctl call, aka a "state machine confusion bug."
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's implementation of VFIO. An attacker issuing an ioctl can create a situation where memory is corrupted and modify memory outside of the expected area. This may overwrite kernel memory and subvert kernel execution.
A flaw was discovered in the Linux kernel's implementation of VFIO. An attacker issuing an ioctl can create a situation where memory is corrupted and modify memory outside of the expected area. This may overwrite kernel memory and subvert kernel execution.
Solution(s)
oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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