vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-9084: 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) | Oct 12, 2016 | Feb 7, 2017 | Jan 23, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:C)
Published
Oct 12, 2016
Added
Feb 7, 2017
Modified
Jan 23, 2025
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.
The use of a kzalloc with an integer multiplication allowed an integer overflow condition to be reached in vfio_pci_intrs.c. This combined with CVE-2016-9083 may allow an attacker to craft an attack and use unallocated memory, potentially crashing the machine.
The use of a kzalloc with an integer multiplication allowed an integer overflow condition to be reached in vfio_pci_intrs.c. This combined with CVE-2016-9083 may allow an attacker to craft an attack and use unallocated memory, potentially crashing the machine.
Solution(s)
oracle-linux-upgrade-kerneloracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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