CVE-2016-2117

CVE Details

Release Date:	2016-03-16
Impact:	Low	What is this?

Description

The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c inthe 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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	2.6
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3589	2016-08-01
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.9.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3588	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.6.1.el6uek)	ELSA-2016-3587	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3587	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3588	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3589	2016-08-01
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.9.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3588	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (dtrace-modules-4.1.12-37.6.1.el7uek)	ELSA-2016-3587	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel)	ELSA-2016-2574	2016-11-09
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3587	2016-07-29
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2016-3588	2016-07-29
Oracle VM version 3.2 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0158	2016-11-15
Oracle VM version 3.3 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0092	2016-07-29
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2016-0091	2016-07-29