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NVD Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2016-9178
Modified
More InfoOfficial Page
Source-cve@mitre.org
View Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV) details
Published At-28 Nov, 2016 | 03:59
Updated At-06 May, 2026 | 22:30

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.

CISA Catalog
Date AddedDue DateVulnerability NameRequired Action
N/A
Date Added: N/A
Due Date: N/A
Vulnerability Name: N/A
Required Action: N/A
Metrics
TypeVersionBase scoreBase severityVector
Primary3.05.5MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Primary2.02.1LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 3.0
Base score: 5.5
Base severity: MEDIUM
Vector:
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Type: Primary
Version: 2.0
Base score: 2.1
Base severity: LOW
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CPE Matches
Linux Kernel Organization, Inc
linux
>>linux_kernel>>Versions up to 4.7.4(inclusive)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Weaknesses
CWE IDTypeSource
CWE-200Primarynvd@nist.gov
CWE ID: CWE-200
Type: Primary
Source: nvd@nist.gov
Evaluator Description
Evaluator Impact

Evaluator Solution

Vendor Statements
References
HyperlinkSourceResource
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afcve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5cve@mitre.org
Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4cve@mitre.org
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144cve@mitre.org
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afcve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Release Notes
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
N/A
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35afaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Release Notes
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Hyperlink: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af
Source: cve@mitre.org
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.7.5
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Release Notes
Hyperlink: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/04/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Mailing List
Third Party Advisory
Hyperlink: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94144
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource: N/A
Hyperlink: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1391908
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Hyperlink: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1c109fabbd51863475cd12ac206bdd249aee35af
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Resource:
Issue Tracking
Patch
Third Party Advisory
Change History
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