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CVE-2016-9178 Detail

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.


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5 CVE, MITRE Release Notes 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4 CVE, MITRE Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144 CVE, MITRE
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908 CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af CVE, MITRE Issue Tracking  Patch  Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-9178
NVD Published Date:
11/27/2016
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE