CVE-2016-9756

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

<1%p37

Published

Dec 28, 2016 (Dec 28, 2016)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: linux
Products: linux kernel
Weakness: CWE-200
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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