CVE-2016-9756

Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3170-1

Severity Score

5.5

*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c en el kernel de Linux en versiones anteriores a 4.8.12 no inicializa adecuadamente Code Segment (CS) en ciertos casos de error, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible del kernel de memoria de pila a través de una aplicación manipulada.

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel. Andrey Konovalov discovered that the AF_PACKET implementation in the Linux kernel did not properly validate certain block-size data. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). Andrey Konovalov discovered a use-after-free vulnerability in the DCCP implementation in the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or possibly gain administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.

*Credits: N/A

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

None

Availability

None

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

Partial

Integrity

None

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2016-12-01 CVE Reserved
2016-12-28 CVE Published
2024-08-06 CVE Updated
2025-03-18 EPSS Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CAPEC

References (7)

URL	Tag	Source
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12	Release Notes
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615	Vdb Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468	Issue Tracking

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c	2017-01-07
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1	2017-01-07
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c	2017-01-07

URL	Date	SRC
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html	2017-01-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Linux Search vendor "Linux"		Linux Kernel Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel"				<= 4.8.11 Search vendor "Linux" for product "Linux Kernel" and version " <= 4.8.11"		-		Affected