UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2117

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2117

    Published: 2 May 2016Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2117
    Aliases:
    USN-2989-1
    USN-2998-1
    USN-3000-1

    Summary:

    Details: The atl2_probe function in drivers/net/ethernet/atheros/atlx/atl2.c in the Linux kernel through 4.5.2 incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2117, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2989-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2998-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3000-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3001-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3002-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3003-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3004-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3005-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3006-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3007-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2117

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: linux

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.13.0-87.133

    Affected versions

    3.11.0-12.19

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High