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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-11-28T03:01:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:10.983Z

Reserved: 2016-11-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9178

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2016-11-28T03:59:13.080

Modified: 2016-11-28T22:06:13.193

Link: CVE-2016-9178

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-15T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9178 - Bugzilla