Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-9083

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Integer overflow in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-9083

Published: November 28, 2016 / Updated: January 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU91184
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9083
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the vfio_msi_enable() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci_intrs.c, within the vfio_pci_ioctl() function in drivers/vfio/pci/vfio_pci.c. A local user can execute arbitrary code.


Affected software

Linux kernel
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Real Time for NFV
Fedora
kernel-rt (Red Hat package)
kernel

How to mitigate CVE-2016-9083

Install update from vendor's website.

kernel-rt (Red Hat package) - update to 3.10.0-514.10.2.rt56.435.el7
kernel - addressed in versions 4.8.5-300.fc25, 4.8.6-201.fc24, 4.8.7-100.fc23, 4.8.8-100.fc23

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