Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-4482CVE-2016-4482
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
6.2 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
48.9%
The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux
kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which
allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory
via a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call.
Bugs
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| jdstrand | android kernels (flo, goldfish, grouper, maguro, mako and manta) are not supported on the Ubuntu Touch 14.10 and earlier preview kernels linux-lts-saucy no longer receives official support linux-lts-quantal no longer receives official support |
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.2.0-105.146 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux | < 3.13.0-91.138 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 15.10 | noarch | linux | < 4.2.0-41.48 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | linux | < 4.4.0-28.47 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-armadaxp | < 3.2.0-1668.93 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | noarch | linux-lts-trusty | < 3.13.0-91.138~precise1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-utopic | < 3.16.0-76.98~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-vivid | < 3.19.0-64.72~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-wily | < 4.2.0-41.48~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | linux-lts-xenial | < 4.4.0-28.47~14.04.1 | UNKNOWN |
References
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/6
www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg140243.html
git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb.git/commit/?h=usb-next&id=681fef8380eb818c0b845fca5d2ab1dcbab114ee
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-4482
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4482
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4482
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3016-4
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3017-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3017-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3017-3
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3018-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3018-2
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3019-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3020-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3021-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3021-2
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4482
Related
2.1 Low
CVSS2
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack 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
6.2 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
48.9%