CVE-2016-4486

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-4486
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-05-23 10:59:02 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 3.3 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary3.3LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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 Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 sp4 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12.0 sp1 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11.0 sp4 All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 All All All
Application Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12.0 sp1 All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 All All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12.0 sp1 All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3000-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-2998-1: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Linux Kernel 4.4 - 'rtnetlink' Stack Memory Disclosure - Linux local Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
USN-3007-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: kernel information leak vulnerability in rtnetlink af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
USN-2996-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2074-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3002-1: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
net: fix infoleak in rtnetlink · torvalds/linux@5f8e447 · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Vendor Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
USN-3005-1: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2184-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-2997-1: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-2989-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3003-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1333316 – (CVE-2016-4486) CVE-2016-4486 kernel: Information leak in rtnetlink af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1: important: Security update af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-3004-1: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3001-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-3006-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kernel.org
Linux Kernel CVE-2016-4486 Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
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