CVE-2016-4485

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4485
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-23 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2023-09-12 14:45:00 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 12.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 15.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Linux Kernel 'net/llc/af_llc.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-3005-1: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3000-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Patch, Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
net: fix infoleak in llc · torvalds/linux@b8670c0 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
USN-2998-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3001-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3004-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3007-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3002-1: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 CONFIRM www.kernel.org Release Notes
USN-2996-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2989-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3003-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3006-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1333309 – (CVE-2016-4485) CVE-2016-4485 kernel: Information leak in llc module CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
USN-2997-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: kernel information leak vulnerability in llc module MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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