7.5

CVE-2016-2117: canonical ubuntu_linux

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-2117DEBIAN-CVE-2016-2117
Published 02-05-2016Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-2117 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 6.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Prioritisesevere

Severe, CVSS 7.5 (NVD); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources; EPSS 6% (FIRST, 03-11-2026)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
6.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 17 · Related 11
DSA-3607-1MGASA-2016-0225MGASA-2016-0232MGASA-2016-0233RHSA-2016:2574RHSA-2016:2584

Timeline

  1. 02-05-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

6.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

94%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 6.39% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: network-reachable, no authentication, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu7 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-87.133 | < 4.4.0-24.43
  • linux-lts-utopic< 3.16.0-73.95~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-vivid< 3.19.0-61.69~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-wily< 4.2.0-38.45~14.04.1
  • linux-lts-xenial< 4.4.0-24.43~14.04.1
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.5.2-1
Linux1 product
Oracle1 product

5 vendors · 11 products

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