CVE-2016-9756

CVSS V2 Low 2.1 CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
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.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-9756
  • Assigner
  • secalert@redhat.com
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2016-12-28T07:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-01-07T03:00:45
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-200 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/200.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 4.8.11
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
  • Access Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 2.1
  • Severity
  • LOW
  • Exploitability Score
  • 3.9
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.0
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • Attack Vector
  • LOCAL
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • LOW
  • User Interaction
  • NONE
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • HIGH
  • Availability Impact
  • NONE
  • Base Score
  • 5.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 1.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c Patch Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468 Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1 Mailing List Patch
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12 Release Notes
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c Patch Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9756
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-9756
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:50:50 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 12:36:17 2016-12-28T07:59Z 2016-12-28T07:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 12:36:17 2017-01-07T03:00:45 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 12:36:17 Modified Vulnerability Status updated