ISOMAN

CVE

CVE-2016-4486

The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.

Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
Published
Modified
NVD detailAll CVEs

Linked Releases

DistributionReleaseStatusEvidence
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.7 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu16.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 desktopunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 amd64 serverunknownsource
Ubuntu14.04.6 i386 serverunknownsource

References

  1. http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5f8e44741f9f216e33736ea4ec65ca9ac03036e6
  2. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
  3. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
  4. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
  5. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
  6. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
  7. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
  8. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
  9. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
  10. http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
  11. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
  12. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
  13. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/27
  14. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90051
  15. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
  16. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
  17. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
  18. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1
  19. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
  20. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1