CVE-2016-5244

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 19
Modified
Published: 27 Jun 2016, 10:00
Last modified:06 Aug 2024, 00:53

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
30/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.56% LOW
1% probability -0.02%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

27 Jun 2016, 10:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
06 Aug 2024, 00:53
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS 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: 0.56%• Percentile: 69%

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

  • fedoraproject•fedora

    23 | 24 | 22

  • linux•linux_kernel

    ≤ 4.6.3

  • redhat•enterprise_linux

    6.0 | 5

  • suse•linux_enterprise_debuginfo

    11:sp4

  • suse•linux_enterprise_desktop

    12

  • suse•linux_enterprise_real_time_extension

    11:sp4 | 12:sp1

  • suse•linux_enterprise_server

    11:extra | 11:sp4

  • suse•linux_enterprise_workstation_extension

    12

  • suse•opensuse_leap

    42.1

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_server

    12

  • suse•suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit

    11:sp4 | 12

References (24)