Linux · Linux Kernel · CVE-2016-2117
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.2
**Description**
The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory by reading packet data. This is due to the incorrect enabling of scatter/gather I/O in the atl2 probe function.
**Recommendations**
For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.5.2, update to a version that contains the fix for this issue.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.