Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Nov 28, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-9178
CVE-2016-9178
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.
Affected products
1Patches
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References
6- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afnvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5nvdRelease Notes
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144nvd
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