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CVE-2016-9756

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Date: December 28, 2016

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.

Language: C

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Related Resources (12)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9756
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9756
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-9756
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9756
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-9756

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): LOW
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): LOW
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): NONE
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