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CVE-2016-5244
The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which…
High7.5EPSS 5.5%
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- mitre
Description
The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.5% · top 7.2% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (24)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1690 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-3070-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160603 Re: CVE Request: rds: fix an infoleak in rds_inc_info_copy (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1985 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:2184 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3070-3 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- 1041895 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2016:1641 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 91021 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-3607 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3070-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1672 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343337 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3071-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- USN-3070-4 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:2105 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- USN-3072-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3072-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- USN-3071-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- SUSE-SU-2016:1937 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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