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CVE-2016-2117
published 2016-05-02

CVE-2016-2117: 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…

PriorityP344high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCHINAN
EPSS
6.39%
92.9th percentile
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.

Affected

14 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
canonicalubuntu_linux
debianlinux< linux 4.5.2-1 (bookworm)linux 4.5.2-1 (bookworm)
linuxlinux_kernel<= 4.5.2
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.2-14.5.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.2-14.5.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.2-14.5.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.2-14.5.2-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-87.1333.13.0-87.133
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-24.434.4.0-24.43
oraclevm_server
oraclevm_server

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv8.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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