vulnerability
Oracle Linux: CVE-2016-9178: ELSA-2017-3533: Unbreakable Enterprise kernel security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 15, 2016 | Apr 4, 2017 | Dec 3, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 15, 2016
Added
Apr 4, 2017
Modified
Dec 3, 2025
Description
The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not initialize a certain integer variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by triggering failure of a get_user_ex call.
Solution
oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek
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