| 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, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DSA-3607-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| linux (PTS) | bullseye | 5.10.223-1 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.10.237-1 | fixed |
| bookworm | 6.1.137-1 | fixed |
| bookworm (security) | 6.1.140-1 | fixed |
| trixie | 6.12.33-1 | fixed |
| trixie (security) | 6.12.31-1 | fixed |
| sid | 6.12.35-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| linux | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| linux | source | jessie | 3.16.7-ckt25-2+deb8u2 | | DSA-3607-1 | |
| linux | source | (unstable) | 4.5.2-1 | | | |
Notes
[wheezy] - linux <not-affected> (Issue introduced with v3.10-rc1)
Introduced in https://git.kernel.org/linus/ec5f061564238892005257c83565a0b58ec79295 (v3.10-rc1)
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/03/16/7