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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 information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.

Published

2016-05-23T10:59:08.097

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 4.6 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 12.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 15.10 Yes
Operating System canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 Yes
Application novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11.0 Yes
Application novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 Yes
Application novell suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_desktop 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 11.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_server 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12.0 Yes
Operating System novell suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12.0 Yes
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