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UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4485 High

UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4485

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.

Exploit probability Not scored
Published May 23, 2016
Required by Not available
Last source change August 17, 2026

02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux

90 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-utopic

42 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-vivid

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-wily

13 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS linux-lts-xenial

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-raspi2

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS linux-snapdragon

3 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-azure

44 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-gcp

38 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe

43 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS linux-hwe-edge

10 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde

26 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gke

51 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-gkeop

78 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-raspi2

6 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS linux-riscv

12 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-intel-iot-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS linux-riscv

23 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-azure-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-gcp-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-hwe-6.11

8 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11

7 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-raspi-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-realtime

1 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:24.04:LTS linux-riscv

24 explicit affected versions

Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS linux-azure-fde-5.15

61 explicit affected versions

03 / CONNECTIONS

Connected vulnerabilities

related USN-2996-1
related USN-2997-1
related USN-2998-1
related USN-3003-1
related USN-3004-1

04 / EVIDENCE

Source records

Open Source Vulnerabilities UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4485

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.

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05 / REFERENCES

Further evidence