The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade kernel | May 18, 2016 | May 18, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jun 28, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade kernel-uek-develUpgrade kernel-uek-firmwareUpgrade kernel-uek-debugUpgrade kernel-uek-docUpgrade kernel-uek-debug-develUpgrade kernel-uekUpgrade dtrace-modules | Feb 7, 2017 | May 23, 2016 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-docsUpgrade dlm-kmp-defaultUpgrade cluster-md-kmp-defaultUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-obs-buildUpgrade ocfs2-kmp-defaultUpgrade gfs2-kmp-default | Jun 21, 2016 | May 23, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-88-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-genericUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-generic-paeUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-1482-omap4Upgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-powerpc-e500Upgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-virtualUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-1012-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-88-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-powerpc64-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-lowlatencyUpgrade linux-image-3.13.0-87-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.16.0-73-powerpc64-embUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-1031-raspi2Upgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-e500mcUpgrade linux-image-4.2.0-38-generic-lpaeUpgrade linux-image-3.19.0-61-genericUpgrade linux-image-4.4.0-24-powerpc-smpUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-omapUpgrade linux-image-3.2.0-104-highbank | Jun 1, 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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