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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.2
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 28, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek-firmwareUpgrade kernel-uek-debug-develUpgrade kernel-uekUpgrade kernel-uek-develUpgrade kernel-uek-debugUpgrade kernel-uek-docUpgrade dtrace-modules | Feb 7, 2017 | May 23, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | May 3, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade gfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2-extraUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade cluster-network-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-ec2Upgrade kernel-ec2-develUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-default | Jun 21, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1016-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1019-snapdragonUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-highbankUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-omapUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1483-omap4Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-1033-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-64-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-28-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-41-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-105-virtualUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-76-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-91-powerpc64-emb | Jun 27, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | May 23, 2016 |
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