CVE-2016-4569

kernel: Information leak in Linux sound module in timer.c

Published May 23, 2016 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-516-1 linux security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3607-1 linux security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5555 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3016-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3016-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3016-3 Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3016-4 Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3017-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3017-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3017-3 Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3018-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3018-2 Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3019-1 Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3020-1 Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3021-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3021-2 Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
References
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http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/2214250 cve-icon
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/17 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90347 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1 cve-icon cve-icon
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2 cve-icon cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334643 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4569 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4569 cve-icon
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