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prionPRIOn knowledge basePRION:CVE-2016-9178
HistoryNov 28, 2016 - 3:59 a.m.

Design/Logic Flaw

2016-11-2803:59:00
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6.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

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.

CPENameOperatorVersion
linux_kernelle4.7.4

6.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%