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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-05-23T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.502Z

Reserved: 2016-05-04T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4485

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-05-23T10:59:01.220

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:52:19.253

Link: CVE-2016-4485

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-05-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4485 - Bugzilla