CVE-2016-9178 Information

Description

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908 https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.5