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CVE-2016-9756
Published: Dec 28, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12 does not properly initialize Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12
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[oss-security] 20161201 CVE request: Kernel: kvm: stack memory information leakage
mailing-list
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94615
vdb-entry
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468
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openSUSE-SU-2017:0002
vendor-advisory
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