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CVE-2016-2117 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8 CVEVendor Advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html CVE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html CVE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312298 CVEIssue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8 CVEVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
oracle vm server
3.3
3.4

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:oracle:vm_server:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux
12.04
14.04
15.10
16.04

CPE

  • 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:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
linux linux kernel
<= 4.5.2

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-2117
NVD Published Date:
May 2, 2016
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2016-2117 Details - Not Deferred