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CVE-2016-2117

CVE-2016-2117

EPSS 6.3%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1312298https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinjul2016-3090544.htmlhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/84500http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1