CVE-2016-4485

Description (CNA)

The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.

Affected (CNA)

CWE

No CWE identifiers supplied.

References

• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/26
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
• http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333309
• http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90015
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1

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