CVE-2016-2117
CVSS V2 Medium 5
CVSS V3 High 7.5
Description
The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2016-2117
- Assigner
- secalert@redhat.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2016-05-02T10:59:27
- Last Modified Date
- 2023-02-12T23:17:21
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 1 | OR | ||
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 4.5.2 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 10
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 7.5
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 3.9
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2117 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2117 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 18:52:35 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-02 09:16:53 | 2016-05-02T10:59Z | 2016-05-02T10:59:27 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-02 09:16:53 | 2018-01-05T02:30:36 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-02 09:16:53 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 16:05:36 | 2023-02-02T15:17:07 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-02 16:05:36 | The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data. | It was discovered that the atl2_probe() function in the Atheros L2 Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enabled scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this flaw to obtain potentially sensitive information from the kernel memory. | Description | updated |
| 2023-02-02 16:05:38 | References | updated | ||
| 2023-02-13 00:05:42 | 2023-02-12T23:17:21 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2023-02-13 00:05:44 | It was discovered that the atl2_probe() function in the Atheros L2 Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enabled scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this flaw to obtain potentially sensitive information from the kernel memory. | The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data. | Description | updated |