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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2016-12-28T07:42:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:59:03.389Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9756

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-12-28T07:59:00.477

Modified: 2017-01-07T03:00:45.527

Link: CVE-2016-9756

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9756 - Bugzilla