Home > Vulnerability Database > CVE-2016-4486

Mend.io Vulnerability Database

CVE-2016-4486

Good to know:

Date: May 23, 2016

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

3.3

Related Resources (34)

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1

Url: http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4486

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1

Url: https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46006/

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html

Url: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5

Url: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f8e44741f9f216e33736ea4ec65ca9ac03036e6

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4486

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/27

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333316

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90051

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4486

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4486

Url: http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html

Url: http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5f8e44741f9f216e33736ea4ec65ca9ac03036e6

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4486

Severity Score

3.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Information Leak / Disclosure

CWE-200

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 4.5.5

Learn More

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	3.3
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	LOW
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	2.1
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	LOW
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	PARTIAL
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	NONE
Additional information:

Mend.io Vulnerability Database

We found results for “”

CVE-2016-4486

Good to know:

Date: May 23, 2016

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (34)

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

CVSS v3.1

CVSS v2

Do you need more information?