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CVE-2016-5244

Date: June 27, 2016

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

7.5

Related Resources (29)

Url: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5244

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5244

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343337

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

Url: http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041895

Url: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/5

Url: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5244

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91021

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-5244

Url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5244

Severity Score

7.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CWE-200

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	7.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	HIGH
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	5.0
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
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Date: June 27, 2016

Language: C

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