Medium severity · published May 23, 2016
CVE-2016-4569
The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive…
5.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.6 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Novell
11.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop · Novell
12.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Live Patching · Novell
12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud · Novell
12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Novell
12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Novell
11.0; 11.0; 12.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Novell
11.0; 12.0; 12.0 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension · Novell
12.0; 12.0 · 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-2016-4569
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4569
git.kernel.org
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e
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
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
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