CVE-2016-9756

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedDec 28, 2016
First seenDec 28, 2016

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv ≤ 4.8.11—

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