PT-2016-7816
CVE-2016-9756
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Published
2016-12-05
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Updated
2017-04-25
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.8.12
Description
The issue allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application due to improper initialization of Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases.
Recommendations
For versions prior to 4.8.12, update to version 4.8.12 or later to resolve the issue.
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