CVE-2016-2117

Published: 2 May 2016

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.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Justin Yackoski discovered that the Atheros L2 Ethernet Driver in the Linux kernel incorrectly enables scatter/gather I/O. A remote attacker could use this to obtain potentially sensitive information from kernel memory.

Notes

Author	Note
tyhicks	The atl2 ethernet driver is the only driver that discloses memory to ethernet in the default configuration
jdstrand	android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

Author

Note

tyhicks

The atl2 ethernet driver is the only driver that discloses memory to
ethernet in the default configuration

jdstrand

android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are
not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels
linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support
linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support

Priority

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package	Release	Status
linux Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Released (3.13.0-87.133)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Released (4.2.0-38.45)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-24.43)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-23.41)
	Patches: Introduced by ec5f061564238892005257c83565a0b58ec79295 Fixed by f43bfaeddc79effbf3d0fcb53ca477cca66f3db8
linux-armadaxp Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-aws Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1002.2)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1001.10)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-flo Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Not vulnerable
	yakkety	Not vulnerable
linux-gke Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1003.3)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-goldfish Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Not vulnerable
	yakkety	Not vulnerable
linux-grouper Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-hwe Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-hwe-edge Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	xenial	Not vulnerable (4.8.0-36.36~16.04.1)
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-linaro-omap Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-linaro-shared Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-linaro-vexpress Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-quantal Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-raring Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-saucy Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
	This package is not directly supported by the Ubuntu Security Team
linux-lts-trusty Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Released (3.13.0-88.135~precise1)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-utopic Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (3.16.0-73.95~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-vivid Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (3.19.0-61.69~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-wily Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (4.2.0-38.45~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-lts-xenial Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Released (4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-maguro Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-mako Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Not vulnerable
	yakkety	Not vulnerable
linux-manta Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist (trusty was ignored)
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Not vulnerable
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-qcm-msm Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Ignored (end of life)
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist
linux-raspi2 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Released (4.2.0-1031.41)
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1012.16)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1011.14)
linux-snapdragon Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Does not exist
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Released (4.4.0-1015.18)
	yakkety	Not vulnerable (4.4.0-1014.16)
linux-ti-omap4 Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian	precise	Not vulnerable
	trusty	Does not exist
	upstream	Released (4.6~rc5)
	wily	Does not exist
	xenial	Does not exist
	yakkety	Does not exist

Severity score breakdown

Parameter	Value
Base score	7.5
Attack vector	Network
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges required	None
User interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity impact	None
Availability impact	None
Vector	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References

Bugs

https://launchpad.net/bugs/1561403

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