DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2117

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2117 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

May 2, 2016 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2117 advisory

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