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cve: "CVE-2016-9756"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "44%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2016-12-28 07:59:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-14T01:05:41+02:00"
---

# CVE-2016-9756

> 3.1 LOW · 🧪 PoC

## Beschreibung

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.

## Referenzen

- <http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.8.12>
- <http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/12/01/1>
- <http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c>
- <http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94615>
- <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1400468>
- <http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2017-01/msg00000.html>
- <https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2117d5398c81554fbf803f5fd1dc55eb78216c0c>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2016-9756) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_