CVE-2016-4569
Linux ALSA Sound Kernel Information Disclosure
Description
The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.
INFO
Published Date :
May 23, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 12, 2023, 2:55 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-4569 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2016-4569
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-4569.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Kernel Address Space Layout Derandomization (KASLD) - A collection of various techniques to infer the Linux kernel base virtual address as an unprivileged local user, for the purpose of bypassing Kernel Address Space Layout Randomization (KASLR).
kaslr linux linux-kernel linux-kaslr kernel-exploit kernel
C Shell Makefile
None
Python
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-4569 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4569 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Sep. 12, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jan. 05, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90347 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 29, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334643 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334643 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 12, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2 Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jul. 15, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 14, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1 -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 24, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4569 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4569
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.08236
percentile