ISOMAN

CVE

CVE-2016-4580

The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request.

Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
Published
Modified

Linked Releases

References

  1. http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79e48650320e6fba48369fccf13fd045315b19b8
  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/2016-08/msg00007.html
  5. http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
  6. http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
  7. http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/12
  8. http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90528
  9. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1
  10. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2
  11. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3
  12. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4
  13. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1
  14. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2
  15. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3
  16. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1
  17. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2
  18. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1
  19. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1
  20. http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1