CVE-2016-2117

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The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enable

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.00642

Schedule remediation

CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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Affected Products & Versions

oracle vm serverall versions
canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
linux kernel<= 4.5.2

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · secalert@redhat.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD02 May 2016 · 10:59 AM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Vendor Advisories

rhsaRHSA-2016:2574Moderate
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1990-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1360-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1247-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2017:1183-1
Show all 16 vendor advisoriesrhsaRHSA-2016:2584Moderate
usnUSN-3007-1
usnUSN-3006-1
usnUSN-3005-1
usnUSN-3004-1
usnUSN-3003-1
usnUSN-3002-1
usnUSN-3001-1
usnUSN-3000-1
usnUSN-2998-1
usnUSN-2989-1

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8Vendor Advisory

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html

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http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84500

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1Third Party Advisory

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312298Issue Tracking

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8Vendor Advisory

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