Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-9756CVE-2016-9756
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%
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.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.2.0-120.163 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.13.0-107.154 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.4.0-59.80 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.10 | noarch | linux | < 4.8.0-34.36 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.2.0-1681.108 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux-aws | < 4.4.0-1003.12 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-lts-trusty | < 3.13.0-107.154~precise1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-vivid | < 3.19.0-79.87~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-xenial | < 4.4.0-59.80~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-ti-omap4 | < 3.2.0-1498.125 | UNKNOWN |
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-9756
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9756
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9756
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3167-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3167-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3168-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3168-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3169-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3169-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3170-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9756
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.3%