CVE-2016-2117 | BDVDB-2026-75622 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84500
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.