CVE-2016-9756: Linux Kernel

Medium severity, CVSS 5.5. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: up to and including 4.8.11

Published 2016-12-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.