CVE-2016-5243
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%
The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux:linux_kernel | linux linux kernel | le | 4.6.3 |
References
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2
www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/4
www.securityfocus.com/bid/91334
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3051-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3052-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1
www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343335
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2
patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100/
Related
5.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
5.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
9.3%