Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/26 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1 ↗
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333309 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1 ↗
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd ↗
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1 ↗
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90015 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2998-1 ↗