UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5243
The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
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03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100/
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5243
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3049-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3050-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3051-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3052-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3053-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3054-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3055-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3056-1
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3057-1
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5243