vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2016-9756
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Dec 28, 2016 | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 14, 2025 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Dec 28, 2016
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Jul 14, 2025
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
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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