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CVE-2016-9756
CVE-2016-9756
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
EPSS 0.44% · 36.2th 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
0.44%
36.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-xenial | *, 0, * |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux | 3.13.0-17.37, 3.13.0-18.38, 3.13.0-19.39 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux | 4.2.0-16.19, 0, 4.4.0-16.32 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | linux-aws | 4.4.0-1001.10, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | linux-lts-vivid | 3.19.0-51.58~14.04.1, 0, 3.19.0-18.18~14.04.1 |
Timeline
- Dec 28, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 15, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 30, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9756 third-party-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3167-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3167-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3168-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3168-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3169-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3169-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3170-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9756 third-party-advisory