CVE-2016-2117
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 6.39 % · percentile 94 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- redhat
- NVD status
- Modified
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-200 — Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84500
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312298
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.0 | HIGH 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2016-3220
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2016-2117
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-162 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2017-AVI-141 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Suse · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-199 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2016-AVI-186 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 4.5.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| affected n/a |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |