CVE-2016-5244
Linux Kernel RDS Information Disclosure
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.
INFO
Published Date :
June 27, 2016, 10:59 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 22, 2019, 5:48 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-5244 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-5244 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]
Apr. 22, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041895 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 17, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5244 [Third Party Advisory] Removed Reference https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=983213 [Issue Tracking, Technical Description] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 28, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value 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.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91021 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 18, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:23:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 4 OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 5 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 6 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:extra:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 7 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 8 OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 9 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 10 OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 11 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 12 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:opensuse_leap:42.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 13 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 14 OR *cpe:2.3:a:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 15 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 16 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 17 OR *cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:12:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Aug. 16, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb Vendor Advisory http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb Patch 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, Mailing List 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, Mailing List Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb Vendor Advisory https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb Patch Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343337 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343337 Issue Tracking 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, Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/5 Mailing List, Technical Description Added Reference https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=983213 Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-5244 -
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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb No Types Assigned http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb Advisory Changed Reference Type https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/ No Types Assigned https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/ Patch Changed Reference Type https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb No Types Assigned https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb Advisory Added CWE CWE-200 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 27, 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-2016-5244 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-2016-5244
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.47 }} -0.07%
score
0.72345
percentile