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CVE-2016-9178

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.42% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-11-28 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-9178
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.42%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The __get_user_asm_ex macro in arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess.h in the Linux kernel before 4.7.5 does not initialize a certain integer variable, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by triggering failure of a get_user_ex call.