CVE-2016-4485

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 16
Modified
Published: 23 May 2016, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:32

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.77% LOW
1% probability +0.27%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 May 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 00:32
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.77%• Percentile: 74%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-200•Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

    The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10 | 16.04

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.5.4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    11:extra | 11:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11.0:sp4

References (22)