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CVE-2016-4578

🗓️ 23 May 2016 10:00:00Reported by mitreType 
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 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 1 Media mentions👁 233 Views🌐 WEB

CVE-2016-4578: Linux kernel vulnerability in sound/timer.

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zdt
zdt		Linux Kernel 4.4 (Ubuntu 16.04) - snd_timer_user_ccallback() Kernel Pointer Leak Exploit
11 Mar 201900:00
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ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Security Access Manager version 9.0.3.0 appliances are affected by multiple kernel vulnerabilities
16 Jun 201822:03
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in the Linux Kernel affect PowerKVM
18 Jun 201801:36
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar Network Security is affected by multiple vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel
16 Jun 201822:00
–ibm
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in Linux Kernel affect IBM SAN Volume Controller, IBM Storwize, IBM Spectrum Virtualize and IBM FlashSystem products
29 Mar 202301:48
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nessus
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : kernel (CESA-2016:2574)
28 Nov 201600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DLA-516-1 : linux security update
20 Jun 201600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Debian DSA-3607-1 : linux - security update
29 Jun 201600:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1494)
15 May 201900:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization for ARM 64 3.0.1.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2019-1508)
21 May 201900:00
–nessus
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ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
ioctl SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_TREADpath/dev/snd/timerExploits uninitialized kernel timer data in ALSA snd_timer to leak kernel stack information via /dev/snd/timer interactions.CWE-200
ioctl SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_SELECTpath/dev/snd/timerExploits uninitialized kernel timer data in ALSA snd_timer to leak kernel stack information via /dev/snd/timer interactions.CWE-200
ioctl SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_PARAMSpath/dev/snd/timerExploits uninitialized kernel timer data in ALSA snd_timer to leak kernel stack information via /dev/snd/timer interactions.CWE-200
ioctl SNDRV_TIMER_IOCTL_STARTpath/dev/snd/timerExploits uninitialized kernel timer data in ALSA snd_timer to leak kernel stack information via /dev/snd/timer interactions.CWE-200
readpath/dev/snd/timerExploits uninitialized kernel timer data in ALSA snd_timer to leak kernel stack information via /dev/snd/timer interactions.CWE-200

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5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 22.1
CVSS 35.5
EPSS0.01202
CWE-200
cve-2016-4578linux kernelvulnerabilitysound timernvdalsa timer interface
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