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Debian: CVE-2016-9756: linux -- security update

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Debian: CVE-2016-9756: linux -- security update

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
03/31/2017
Modified
03/02/2020

Description

arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12 does not properly initialize Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Solution(s)

  • debian-upgrade-linux

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