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CVE-2016-4485
Published: May 23, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-3006-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3004-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3001-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20160503 CVE Request: kernel information leak vulnerability in llc module
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
USN-3005-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SU-2016:1985
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2016:1641
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-2997-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3000-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333309
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3607
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3002-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2996-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
SUSE-SU-2016:1672
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-2989-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3007-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
x_refsource_CONFIRM
90015
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
USN-3003-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-2998-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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