CVE-2016-4913
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.1%
top 75.42%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedMay 23
Latest updateMay 13
Description
The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles NM (aka alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9
Affected Packages6 packages
Also affects: Ubuntu Linux 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
Patches
🔴Vulnerability Details
3📋Vendor Advisories
13💬Community
3Bugzilla▶
CVE-2016-4913 kernel: Information leak when handling NM entries containing NUL [fedora-all]↗2016-05-19