CVE-2016-5244

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-5244
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-27 10:59:11 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

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

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

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

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

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 22 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 23 All All All
Operating System Fedoraproject Fedora 24 All All All
Operating System Linux Linux Kernel All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension 12 sp1 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 extra All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Server 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 All All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp4 All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3070-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
CPU Oct 2018 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.oracle.com
1343337 – (CVE-2016-5244) CVE-2016-5244 kernel: Information leak in rds_inc_info_copy af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
USN-3072-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Mailing List, Technical Description
USN-3070-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy · torvalds/linux@4116def · GitHub af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 github.com Patch
USN-3072-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Solaris Kernel Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Access Data, Modify Data, and Deny Service on the Target System - SecurityTracker af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securitytracker.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
USN-3071-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
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
Linux Kernel 'net/rds/recv.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git - Linux kernel source tree af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 git.kernel.org Patch
[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-3071-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy - Patchwork af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patchwork.ozlabs.org Patch
USN-3070-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
USN-3070-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1: important: Security update for af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
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