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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9178

DEBIAN-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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Nov 28, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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