VDB
CVE-2016-9178
CVE-2016-9178
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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 0.43% · 37.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
0.43%
37.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-37.64, 3.11.0-12.19, 3.12.0-1.3 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.13.0-1010.11+22.04.1, 5.15.0-1027.31, 5.15.0-1007.7 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-gcp | 0, 4.15.0-1008.8, 4.15.0-1042.45 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 5.4.0-37.42, 5.4.0-39.44, 5.4.0-40.45 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-hwe-6.11 | 6.11.0-21.21~24.04.1, 6.11.0-19.19~24.04.1, 6.11.0-17.17~24.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 4.4.0-1010.12, 4.3.0-1006.6, 4.2.0-1013.19 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-gcp-6.11 | 6.11.0-1015.15~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1016.16~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1017.17~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-snapdragon | 4.4.0-1012.12, 0, 4.4.0-1013.14 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-azure | 5.0.0-1035.37, 5.0.0-1022.23~18.04.1, 5.0.0-1018.19~18.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | 4.4.0-31.50~14.04.1, 4.4.0-22.39~14.04.1, 4.4.0-21.37~14.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-realtime | 6.8.1-1015.16, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS | linux-azure-fde-5.15 | 5.15.0-1060.69~20.04.1.1, 5.15.0-1050.57~20.04.1.1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-raspi2 | 5.4.0-1004.4, 5.3.0-1017.19, 5.4.0-1006.6 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | linux-hwe | 5.3.0-61.55~18.04.1, 5.3.0-59.53~18.04.1, 5.3.0-51.44~18.04.2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-riscv | 6.8.0-39.39.1, 6.8.0-40.40.1, 6.5.0-9.9.1 |
| 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, 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm2.1, 5.4.0-1085.90+cvm1.1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 | 0, 6.11.0-1009.10~24.04.1, 6.11.0-1013.14~24.04.1 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | linux-gkeop | 5.4.0-1076.80, 5.4.0-1075.79, 5.4.0-1074.78 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | linux-intel-iot-realtime | 0, 5.15.0-1073.75 |
…and 6 more
Timeline
- Nov 27, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 22, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 31, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 24, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 16, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 10, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jun 3, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/03/2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9178 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9178 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3161-3 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-1 advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3422-2 advisory