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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.8, < 4.9.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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