CVE-2016-9756

MEDIUM

Linux Kernel < 4.8.11 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

Description

arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12 does not properly initialize Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

References (7)

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c

[Mailing List] http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html

[Release Notes] http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12

[Mailing List, Patch] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615

[Issue Tracking] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468

[Patch, Vendor Advisory] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c

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Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0003

EPSS Percentile 8.3%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Classification

CWE

CWE-200

Status published

Affected Products (2)

linux/linux_kernel < 4.8.11

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Dec 28, 2016

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026