High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-9084
CVE-2016-9084
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.
Affected products
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/05692d7005a364add85c6e25a6c4447ce08f913anvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9373631/nvdPatch
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/26/11nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0386.htmlnvd
- rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017-0387.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/93930nvd
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