CVE-2016-2117 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7 http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84500 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312298 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

7.5