Description
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."
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-9904 | 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." |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3312-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3312-2 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3361-1 | Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3422-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3422-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:10.488Z
Reserved: 2016-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-9083
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-11-28T03:59:11.033
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-9083
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN