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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-9756): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-9756): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
12/28/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/12/2017
Modified
08/25/2021

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)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-107-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-120-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1498-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-59-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-34-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-34-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-34-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-34-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-34-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-8-0-34-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-trusty
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenial
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-virtual

References

  • USN-3167-1
  • USN-3167-2
  • USN-3168-1
  • USN-3168-2
  • USN-3169-1
  • USN-3169-2
  • USN-3169-3
  • USN-3169-4
  • USN-3170-1
  • USN-3170-2
  • 94615
  • CVE-2016-9756
  • DLA-772-1
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