ghsa-ccc2-hmwf-w2m2
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 03:40
Modified
2025-04-12 13:01
Severity ?
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details

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.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2016-5243"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2016-06-27T10:59:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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.",
  "id": "GHSA-ccc2-hmwf-w2m2",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T13:01:28Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T03:40:38Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343335"
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      "url": "https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100"
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    },
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/4"
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    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91334"
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      "url": "http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1"
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      "type": "WEB",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}


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