vulnerability
F5 Networks: K85332020 (CVE-2016-4486): Netlink message vulnerability CVE-2016-4486
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) | May 23, 2016 | Feb 16, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 |
Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
May 23, 2016
Added
Feb 16, 2017
Modified
Feb 1, 2018
Description
The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.
Solution
f5-big-ip-upgrade-latest
References
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