CVE-2016-4578
published 2016-05-23CVE-2016-4578: sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information…
PriorityP429medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHINAN
EXPLOIT
EPSS
1.20%
64.8th percentile
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
Affected
28 ranges· showing 25
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | linux | < linux 4.5.5-1 (bookworm) | linux 4.5.5-1 (bookworm) |
| android | — | — | |
| linux | linux_kernel | <= 4.6 | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.5.5-1 | 4.5.5-1 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 3.13.0-91.138 | 3.13.0-91.138 |
| linux | linux_kernel | >= 0 < 4.4.0-28.47 | 4.4.0-28.47 |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse | opensuse | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_eus | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
nvdv2.02.1LOWAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
osv6.2MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu6.2MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Android
CVE-2016-4578: Android Security Bulletin 2016-08-01
CVE: CVE-2016-4578
Severity: MEDIUM
References: A-28980217
Upstream kernel
[2]
vendor_android·2016-08-01·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-4578 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4578: Android Security Bulletin 2016-08-01
CVE: CVE-2016-4578
Severity: MEDIUM
References: A-28980217
Upstream kernel
[2]
Android Security Bulletin 2016-08-01
CVE: CVE-2016-4578
Severity: MEDIUM
References: A-28980217
Upstream kernel
[2]
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
USN-3017-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10.
This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware
Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 15.10 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use thi
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2016-3951 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the CDC Network Control Model USB driver
in the Linux kernel did not cancel work events queued if a later error
occurred, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker with physical access
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-3951)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memory. A local unprivileged
attacker could use this to possibly gain administrativ
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (A
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 4.6
CVE-2016-3951 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Andrey Konovalov discovered that the CDC Network Control Model USB driver
in the Linux kernel did not cancel work events queued if a later error
occurred, resulting in a use-after-free. An attacker with physical access
could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash). (CVE-2016-3951)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memory. A local unprivileged
attacker could use this to possibly gain admin
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Archi
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsyst
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
USN-3016-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the
Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker cou
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
USN-3018-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu
14.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the
Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS for
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker cou
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memo
Ubuntu
Linux kernel vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memory. A local u
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4482 [MEDIUM] Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Title: Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in the kernel.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architectu
Red Hat
kernel: Information leak in events in timer.c
vendor_redhat·2016-05-03·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-4578 [MEDIUM] CWE-665 kernel: Information leak in events in timer.c
kernel: Information leak in events in timer.c
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel. There is an information leak in file sound/core/timer.c of the latest mainline Linux kernel. The stack object “r1” has a total size of 32 bytes. Its field “event” and “val” both contain 4 bytes padding. These 8 bytes padding bytes are sent to user without being initialized.
Statement: This issue affects the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6. This has bee
Debian
CVE-2016-4578: linux - sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-4578 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4578: linux - sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r...
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 4.5.5-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 4.5.5-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 4.5.5-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 4.5.5-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 4.5.5-1)
GHSA
GHSA-mrgv-56mw-m87g: sound/core/timer
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2016-4578 [MEDIUM] CWE-200 GHSA-mrgv-56mw-m87g: sound/core/timer
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
OSV
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
[MEDIUM] linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
linux-lts-xenial vulnerabilities
USN-3016-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the
Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory.
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4997 [MEDIUM] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentia
OSV
linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
[MEDIUM] linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities
linux-lts-wily vulnerabilities
USN-3017-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 15.10.
This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware
Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 15.10 for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-
OSV
linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4997 [MEDIUM] linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
linux-snapdragon vulnerabilities
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obta
OSV
linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4997 [MEDIUM] linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
linux-lts-vivid vulnerabilities
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtai
OSV
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4997 [MEDIUM] linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
linux-lts-utopic vulnerabilities
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memory. A local unprivileged
attacker could use this to possibly gain administra
OSV
linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4997 [MEDIUM] linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
linux-raspi2 vulnerabilities
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the timer handling
implementation in the Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) subsystem of
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain p
OSV
linux vulnerabilities
osv·2016-06-27·CVSS 6.2
CVE-2016-4997 [MEDIUM] linux vulnerabilities
linux vulnerabilities
Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter
implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit
compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local
unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system
crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges.
(CVE-2016-4997)
Kangjie Lu discovered an information leak in the core USB implementation in
the Linux kernel. A local attacker could use this to obtain potentially
sensitive information from kernel memory. (CVE-2016-4482)
Jann Horn discovered that the InfiniBand interfaces within the Linux kernel
could be coerced into overwriting kernel memory. A local unprivileged
attacker could use this to possibly gain administrative privil
OSV
CVE-2016-4578: sound/core/timer
osv·2016-05-23·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-4578 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4578: sound/core/timer
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4578 kernel: Information leak in events in timer.c
bugzilla·2016-05-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-4578 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4578 kernel: Information leak in events in timer.c
CVE-2016-4578 kernel: Information leak in events in timer.c
A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel. There is an information leak in file sound/core/timer.c of the latest mainline Linux kernel. The stack object “r1” has a total size of 32 bytes. Its field “event” and “val” both contain 4 bytes padding. These 8 bytes padding bytes are sent to user without being initialized.
Discussion:
Upstream patches:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=9a47e9cff994f37f7f0dbd9ae23740d0f64f9fe6
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=e4ec8cc8039a7063e24204299b462bd1383184a5
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a47e9cff994f37f7f0dbd9ae23740d0f64f9fe6
https://git.kernel.or
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-4569 kernel: Information leak in Linux sound module in timer.c
bugzilla·2016-05-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2016-4569 [MEDIUM] CVE-2016-4569 kernel: Information leak in Linux sound module in timer.c
CVE-2016-4569 kernel: Information leak in Linux sound module in timer.c
A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel. There is an information leak in file sound/core/timer.c of the latest mainline Linux kernel, the stack object “tread” has a total size of 32 bytes. It contains a 8-bytes padding, which is not initialized but sent to user via copy_to_user, resulting a kernel leak.
External references:
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2214250
CVE-ID request and assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/279
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/296
Upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/tiwai/sound.git/commit/?h=for-next&id=cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cec8f96e49d9
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a47e9cff994f37f7f0dbd9ae23740d0f64f9fe6http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e4ec8cc8039a7063e24204299b462bd1383184a5http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/5http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90535http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335215https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a47e9cff994f37f7f0dbd9ae23740d0f64f9fe6https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e4ec8cc8039a7063e24204299b462bd1383184a5https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46529/http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=9a47e9cff994f37f7f0dbd9ae23740d0f64f9fe6http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e4ec8cc8039a7063e24204299b462bd1383184a5http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.htmlhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/11/5http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90535http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1335215https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/9a47e9cff994f37f7f0dbd9ae23740d0f64f9fe6https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/e4ec8cc8039a7063e24204299b462bd1383184a5https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46529/
2016-05-23
Published