CVE-2016-5244

Summary

CVECVE-2016-5244
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-06-27 10:59:00 UTC
Updated2019-04-22 17:48:00 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

Problem Types: CWE-200

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 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
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
Application Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11 sp4 All All
Operating System Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 All 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 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 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 Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 12 All All All
Operating System Suse Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Opensuse Leap 42.1 All All All
Operating System Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Server 12 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
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 sp4 All All
Application Suse Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
USN-3070-2: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2016:1641-1: important: Security update SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy · torvalds/linux@4116def · GitHub CONFIRM github.com Patch
USN-3070-4: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-3072-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-3071-2: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-3072-2: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
USN-3071-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3607-1 linux DEBIAN www.debian.org
Solaris Kernel Multiple Bugs Let Remote and Local Users Access Data, Modify Data, and Deny Service on the Target System - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com
Linux Kernel 'net/rds/recv.c' Local Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
CPU Oct 2018 CONFIRM www.oracle.com
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1: important: Security update for SUSE lists.opensuse.org
USN-3070-1: Linux kernel vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
[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 Patch
USN-3070-3: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities | Ubuntu UBUNTU www.ubuntu.com
rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy - Patchwork CONFIRM patchwork.ozlabs.org Patch
oss-security - Re: CVE Request: rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy MLIST www.openwall.com Mailing List, Technical Description
1343337 – (CVE-2016-5244) CVE-2016-5244 kernel: Information leak in rds_inc_info_copy CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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