CVE-2016-2117

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

7.5

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.723

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-2998-1) linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic_3.13.0-88.135~precise1_i386.deb	Linux
Linux hardware enablement kernel from Trusty for Precise (USN-2998-1) linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic_3.13.0-88.135~precise1_amd64.deb	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.9.1.el6uek update (ELSA-2016-3588) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.9.1.el6uek-0.4.5-3.el6.x86_64.rpm	Linux
Dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.9.1.el7uek update (ELSA-2016-3588) dtrace-modules-3.8.13-118.9.1.el7uek-0.4.5-3.el7.x86_64.rpm	Linux

Patch Details

No records found

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234