| Name | CVE-2016-2117 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3607-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux (PTS) | jessie | 3.16.56-1+deb8u1 | fixed |
| jessie (security) | 3.16.57-2 | fixed | |
| stretch | 4.9.110-1 | fixed | |
| stretch (security) | 4.9.88-1+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster | 4.16.16-2 | fixed | |
| sid | 4.17.6-2 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.5.2-1 | medium | ||
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.7-ckt25-2+deb8u2 | medium | DSA-3607-1 | |
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) |
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Issue introduced with v3.10-rc1)
Introduced in https://git.kernel.org/linus/ec5f061564238892005257c83565a0b58ec79295 (v3.10-rc1)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7