| Release Date: | 2016-06-27 | |
| Impact: | Low | What is this? |
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
NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score: | 1.9 |
| Vector String: | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Version: | 2.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Local |
| Attack Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | Partial |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Base Score: | 7.5 |
| Vector String: | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Version: | 3.0 |
| Attack Vector: | Network |
| Attack Complexity: | Low |
| Privileges Required: | None |
| User Interaction: | None |
| Scope: | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality Impact: | High |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | None |
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
| Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20480 | 2025-07-17 |
| Oracle Linux version 10 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20530 | 2025-08-18 |
| 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 Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20480 | 2025-07-17 |
| Oracle Linux version 9 (kernel-uek) | ELSA-2025-20530 | 2025-08-18 |
| Oracle VM version 3.4 (kernel-uek) | OVMSA-2020-0019 | 2020-06-02 |
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