CVE-2016-5244

CVE Details

Release Date:

2016-06-27

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.

See more information about CVE-2016-5244 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v3.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	7.5	Base Metrics:	AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Access Vector:	Network	Attack Complexity:	Low
Privileges Required:	None	User Interaction:	None
Scope:	Unchanged	Confidentiality Impact:	High
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	None

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 6 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5670	2020-05-06
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5533	2020-02-10
Oracle Linux version 7 (kernel-uek)	ELSA-2020-5670	2020-05-06
Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek)	OVMSA-2020-0019	2020-06-02

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