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CVE-2016-9756
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2016-12-28T07:59:00.477 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:56:31.697

Summary

arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c in the Linux kernel before 4.8.12 does not properly initialize Code Segment (CS) in certain error cases, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted application.

Affected products

linux — linux_kernel

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References

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