CVE-2016-9756
MEDIUMLinux Kernel < 4.8.12 - Information Disclosure via Uninitialized Code Segment
Title source: llmDescription
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)
Core 7
Core References
Mailing List, Patch mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0044
EPSS Percentile
35.2%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 4.8.11
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026