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.
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/4
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91334
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3051-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3052-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343335
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2
Source: MITRE
Published: 2016-06-27
Updated: 2016-11-28
Type: CWE-200
Base Score: 2.1
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 2.9
Exploitability Score: 3.9
Severity: LOW
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM