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.
- Score
- CVSS 3.0 7.5 High
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2016-06-27
- Last modified
- 2024-08-06
- Weaknesses
- CWE-200
Affected products
- Fedora (Fedoraproject)
- Linux Kernel (Linux)
- Enterprise Linux (Redhat)
- Linux Enterprise Debuginfo (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Desktop (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)
- Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension (Suse)
- Opensuse Leap (Suse)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Server (Suse)
- Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit (Suse)
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/5
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91021
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041895
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343337
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/
