CVE-2016-2117
N/A
Published: May 2, 2016 at 10:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsLinux KernelUbuntu LinuxVm Server
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Ubuntu Linux· Canonicalrubygems
95%v ≤ 4.5.2
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (20)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
Source: [email protected]
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
Source: [email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607Mailing Listx_refsource_MLIST
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7x_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlx_refsource_CONFIRM
Source: [email protected]
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200
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