Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-5244

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Information exposure in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-5244

Published: June 27, 2016 / Updated: April 22, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU92458
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-5244
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to information exposure error within the rds_inc_info_copy() function in net/rds/recv.c. A remote non-authenticated attacker can gain access to sensitive information.


How to mitigate CVE-2016-5244

Install update from vendor's repository.

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