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CVE-2016-8636

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-8636 is an integer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel's Soft RoCE (RDMA over Infiniband) driver, affecting versions prior to 4.9.10. This flaw allows a local attacker to trigger memory corruption, potentially leading to a denial of service, sensitive information disclosure from kernel memory, or other unspecified impacts. Rated 7.8 HIGH on CVSS, it requires local access with low attack complexity and no user interaction, posing high confidentiality, integrity, and availability risks. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.8, < 4.9.10CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.15%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
63.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0115 is in the 93rd percentile among its peer group of 16,994 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-8636Moderate

kernel: Integer overflow in the RDMA over infiniband software implementation

Feb 7, 2017

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
eyalitkin.wordpress.com / 2017/02/11/cve-publication-cve-2016-8636
PatchTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/647bf3d8a8e5777319da92af672289b2a6c4dc66
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.9.10
Release NotesVendor Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2017/02/11/9
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/96189
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry