7.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-9084
Linux Kernel VFIO PCI Integer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 28, 2016, 3:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2016-9084 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9084 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel

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None

Python

Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago
10 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Aug. 30, 2017, 2:37 p.m. This repo has been linked 1269 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2016-9084 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9084 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 05, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.html [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.8.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389259 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1389259 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9373631/ No Types Assigned https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9373631/ Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913a Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-190
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93930 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.05635

percentile

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