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CVE-2016-2117
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-05-02T10:59:27.673 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:43:29.390

Summary

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

oracle — vm_server

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References

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