High severity · published May 23, 2016
CVE-2016-4485
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…
7.5
CVSS
4.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.7% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.5.4 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Novell
11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Novell
11; 11 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Novell
11.0 · source: NVD
UL
Ubuntu Linux · Canonical
12.04; 14.04; 15.10; 16.04 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4485
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4485
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
Release Notes
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
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