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CVE-2016-9083

CVSS v3.1 7.8 (High)
78% Progress
CVSS v2.0 7.2 (High)
72% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 16
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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."

Weaknesses
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-190
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2016-11-28 03:59:11
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2023-01-17 21:05:36
(20 months ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel from 3.6 version and prior 3.10.107 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.6 < 3.10.107
  Linux Kernel from 3.11 version and prior 3.12.70 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.11 < 3.12.70
  Linux Kernel from 3.13 version and prior 3.16.39 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.13 < 3.16.39
  Linux Kernel from 3.17 version and prior 3.18.51 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.17 < 3.18.51
  Linux Kernel from 3.19 version and prior 4.1.41 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 3.19 < 4.1.41
  Linux Kernel from 4.2 version and prior 4.4.65 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.2 < 4.4.65
  Linux Kernel from 4.5 version and prior 4.9 version cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel >= 4.5 < 4.9