Published: 02/05/2016 Updated: 12/02/2023

CVSS v2 Base Score: 5 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 10

CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 3.9

VMScore: 445

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel up to and including 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote malicious users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data.

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Synopsis Important: kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update Type/Severity Security Advisory: Important Topic An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important A Common Vulnerability Scoring S ...

Several vulnerabilities have been discovered in the Linux kernel that may lead to a privilege escalation, denial of service or information leaks CVE-2015-7515, CVE-2016-2184, CVE-2016-2185, CVE-2016-2186, CVE-2016-2187, CVE-2016-3136, CVE-2016-3137, CVE-2016-3138, CVE-2016-3140 Ralf Spenneberg of OpenSource Sec ...

It was discovered that the atl2_probe() function in the Atheros L2 Ethernet driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enabled scatter/gather I/O A remote attacker could use this flaw to obtain potentially sensitive information from the kernel memory ...

Several security issues were fixed in the kernel ...

CVE-2016-2117

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