VDB
CVE-2016-9178
CVE-2016-9178
PUBLISHED
The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not initialize a certain integer variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by triggering failure of a get_user_ex call.
EPSS 0.07% · 21.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.07%
21.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-40.69, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.15.0-1016.18, 5.13.0-1004.4, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 4.15.0-1040.42, 4.15.0-1044.70, 5.0.0-1020.20~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-27.31, 5.4.0-28.32, 5.4.0-30.34 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | 6.11.0-26.26~24.04.1, 6.11.0-17.17~24.04.2, 6.11.0-19.19~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1017.23, 4.4.0-1029.36, 4.4.0-1012.16 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | 0, 6.11.0-1006.6~24.04.2, 6.11.0-1011.11~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1013.15, 4.4.0-1013.14, 4.4.0-1019.22 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | *, *, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-13.29~14.04.1, 4.4.0-14.30~14.04.2, 4.4.0-15.31~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1015.16, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1072.81~20.04.1.1, 0, 5.15.0-1019.24~20.04.1.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.3.0-1007.8, 5.4.0-1006.6, 5.4.0-1004.4 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | *, 5.3.0-65.59, 5.3.0-62.56~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-40.40.1, 6.8.0-41.41.1, 6.8.0-44.44.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-raspi-realtime | 0, 6.8.0-2019.20 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde | 5.4.0-1076.79+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1067.70+cvm1.1, 5.4.0-1068.71+cvm1.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | 0, 6.11.0-1013.14~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1015.16~24.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1078.82, 5.4.0-1076.80, 5.4.0-1075.79 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 5.15.0-1073.75, 0 |
…and 6 more
Timeline
- Nov 27, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 17, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 1, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 24, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9178 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/2 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-3 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9178 third-party-advisory