High severity · published May 2, 2016
CVE-2016-2117
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…
7.5
CVSS
6.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.4% · higher than 94% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.5.2 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
VS
VM Server · Oracle
3.3; 3.4 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2117
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2117
Vendor Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
www.openwall.com
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7
www.oracle.com
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.html
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