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CVE-2016-4485

CVE-2016-4485

EPSS 4.7%
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.
Affected products
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References
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fdhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333309https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fdhttp://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/26http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90015http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1