CVE-2016-4913

Summary

CVECVE-2016-4913
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 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.

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 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 Debuginfo 11.0 sp4 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 11.0 extra All All
Operating System Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11.0 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
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All
Operating System Oracle Linux 6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree CONFIRM git.kernel.org Vendor Advisory
Linux Kernel 'fs/isofs/rock.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
USN-3018-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3016-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
oss-security - CVE Request: Linux: information leak in Rock Ridge Extensions to iso9660 -- fs/isofs/rock.c MLIST www.openwall.com Patch
USN-3016-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3017-3: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Oracle Linux Bulletin - July 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com Third Party 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
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: Linux: information leak in Rock Ridge Extensions to iso9660 -- fs/isofs/rock.c MLIST www.openwall.com Patch
USN-3017-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-3017-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3016-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
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 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
get_rock_ridge_filename(): handle malformed NM entries · torvalds/linux@99d8258 · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Vendor Advisory
Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - October 2016 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
USN-3020-1: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
USN-3016-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
1337528 – (CVE-2016-4913) CVE-2016-4913 kernel: Information leak when handling NM entries containing NUL CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com
USN-3018-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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