CVE-2016-4569
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2016-4569 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2016-05-23 10:59:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-09-12 14:55:00 UTC |
| Description | The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-200
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| USN-3018-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| oss-security - Re: CVE Request: kernel information leak vulnerability in Linux sound module | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| USN-3016-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3016-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| 1334643 – (CVE-2016-4569) CVE-2016-4569 kernel: Information leak in Linux sound module in timer.c | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| USN-3017-3: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| ALSA: timer: Fix leak in SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_PARAMS · torvalds/linux@cec8f96 · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | Vendor Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| USN-3021-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | Third Party Advisory |
| USN-3017-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Linux Kernel 'sound/core/timer.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-3017-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3016-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3021-1: Linux kernel 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-3019-1: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| USN-3020-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| USN-3016-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| [security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1696-1: important: Security update for | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | Third Party Advisory |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:2184-1: important: Security update | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree | CONFIRM | git.kernel.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | REDHAT | rhn.redhat.com | |
| USN-3018-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | UBUNTU | www.ubuntu.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 671064 EulerOS Security Update for kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-2599)