CVE-2016-4913

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 18
Modified
Published: 23 May 2016, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:46

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.08% LOW
0% probability 0.00%
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, 00:46
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles NM (aka alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v2.0•HIGH•Score: 7.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.08%• Percentile: 24%

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

    < 3.2.81 | ≥ 3.3, < 3.10.102 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.60 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.14.70 | ≥ 3.15, < 3.16.36 | ≥ 3.17, < 3.18.34 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.25 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.11 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.5.5

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11.0:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    11.0:extra | 11.0:sp4

  • novell•suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11.0:sp4

  • oracle•linux

    6

References (27)