PT-2016-6323 · Linux+3 · Linux Kernel+3

Kangjie Lu · Published 2016-06-21 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2016-5244

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6.4

Description The issue is related to the rds inc info copy function in the Linux kernel, which does not properly initialize a certain structure member. This allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 4.6.4, update to version 4.6.4 or later to resolve the issue.

Exploit

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

ALT-PU-2016-1774

ALT-PU-2017-1330

CVE-2016-5244

DLA-516-1

DSA-3607-1

MGASA-2016-0345

MGASA-2016-0364

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_1641-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2144-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2016_2184-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1672-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1690-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1937-1

SUSE-SU-2016:1985-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2105-1

SUSE-SU-2016:2245-1

SUSE-SU-2017:0333-1

USN-3070-1

USN-3070-2

USN-3070-3

USN-3070-4

USN-3071-1

USN-3071-2

USN-3072-1

USN-3072-2

Affected Products

Alt Linux

Linux Kernel

Suse

Ubuntu

References · 514

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/bpf_priv_esc.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/local/netfilter_priv_esc_ipv4.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/xairy/kernel-exploits/tree/master/CVE-2016-2384 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/wpengfei/CVE-2016-6516-exploit · Exploit
• https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb · Patch
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3070-4 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5728 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/MGASA-2016-0364 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5244 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3072-1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2025-20480.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2016-0364.html · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6197 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html · Vendor Advisory