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CVE-2016-9178

CVSS v3.0 5.5 (Medium)
55% Progress
CVSS v2.0 2.1 (Low)
21% Progress
EPSS 0.04 % (5th)
0.04% Progress
Affected Products 1
Advisories 5
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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 get_user_ex call.

Weaknesses
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Related CVEs
CVE Status
PUBLISHED
CNA
MITRE
Published Date
2016-11-28 03:59:13
(7 years ago)
Updated Date
2016-11-28 22:06:13
(7 years ago)

Affected Products

Linux

Configuration #1

    CPE23 From Up To
  Linux Kernel 4.7.4 and prior versions cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel <= 4.7.4