High severity · published Jun 27, 2016
CVE-2016-5244
The 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…
7.5
CVSS
5.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The 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.
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)5.5% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
through 4.6.3 · source: NVD
EL
Enterprise Linux · Redhat
6.0; 5 · source: NVD
FE
Fedora · Fedoraproject
23; 24; 22 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Debuginfo · Suse
11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Desktop · Suse
12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension · Suse
11; 12 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
11; 11 · source: NVD
LE
Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension · Suse
12 · source: NVD
OL
Opensuse Leap · Suse
42.1 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Server · Suse
12 · source: NVD
SL
Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit · Suse
11; 12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5244
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5244
Patch
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
lists.opensuse.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
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