Security Advisory
CVE-2016-2117
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability 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.
Published Date
May 2, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory