VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-9756

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.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.44%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.44%). 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: 0.44% probability · 37th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-200
Affected: linux/linux kernel
Source: secalert@redhat.com

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0cPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1Mailing List, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0cPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0cPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1Mailing List, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0cPatch, Vendor Advisory

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