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CVE-2016-5243
Published: Jun 27, 2016
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-3054-1
vendor-advisory
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[oss-security] 20160603 Re: CVE Request: tipc: an infoleak in tipc_nl_compat_link_dump
mailing-list
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USN-3051-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3053-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100/
x_refsource_CONFIRM
USN-3055-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3056-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3052-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3049-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343335
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-3607
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
USN-3050-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
USN-3057-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
91334
vdb-entry
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