CVE-2016-4580

Description

The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request.

References

http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79e48650320e6fba48369fccf13fd045315b19b8

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607

http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/12

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90528

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2

https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79e48650320e6fba48369fccf13fd045315b19b8

Details

Risk Information

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