VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9178

The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not initialize a certain integer variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by triggering failure of a…

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.42%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.42%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS: 0.42% probability · 35th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afIssue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.