Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-9178
Published: November 28, 2016 / Updated: November 28, 2016
Vulnerability identifier: #VU92449
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9178
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h. A local user can gain access to sensitive information.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9178
Install update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- 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