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CVE-2016-4486
published 2016-05-23

CVE-2016-4486: The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local…

PriorityP417low3.3CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCLINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.71%
77.2th percentile
The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.

Affected

23 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
canonicalubuntu_linux——
canonicalubuntu_linux——
canonicalubuntu_linux——
canonicalubuntu_linux——
debianlinux< linux 4.5.4-1 (bookworm)linux 4.5.4-1 (bookworm)
googleandroid——
linuxlinux_kernel<= 4.5.4—
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.4-14.5.4-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.4-14.5.4-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.4-14.5.4-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.5.4-14.5.4-1
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 3.13.0-87.1333.13.0-87.133
linuxlinux_kernel>= 0 < 4.4.0-24.434.4.0-24.43
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_desktop——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_live_patching——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_server——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit——
novellsuse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension——

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.03.3LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv8.5HIGH
vendor_ubuntu8.5HIGH
vendor_debian3.3LOW
vendor_redhat3.3LOW
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