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CVE-2016-2117
Published: May 2, 2016
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-3006-1
vendor-advisory
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USN-3004-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3001-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3005-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
RHSA-2016:2584
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
RHSA-2016:2574
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
USN-3000-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-3607
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3002-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
84500
vdb-entry
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USN-2989-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3007-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20160316 CVE-2016-2117 memory disclosure to ethernet due to unchecked scatter/gather IO
mailing-list
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USN-3003-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2998-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312298
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