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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 sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.

Published

2016-06-27T10:59:11.157

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-200
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 23 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 11 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 24 Yes
Application suse linux_enterprise_debuginfo 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_real_time_extension 12 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 6.0 Yes
Application suse suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 11 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_workstation_extension 12 Yes
Operating System redhat enterprise_linux 5 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_desktop 12 Yes
Operating System suse opensuse_leap 42.1 Yes
Operating System suse linux_enterprise_server 11 Yes
Application suse suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit 12 Yes
Operating System fedoraproject fedora 22 Yes
Operating System linux linux_kernel ≤ 4.6.3 Yes
Operating System suse suse_linux_enterprise_server 12 Yes
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