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CVE-2016-4569

Disclosure Date: May 23, 2016
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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.

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General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • linux,
  • novell

Products

  • linux kernel,
  • suse linux enterprise debuginfo 11.0,
  • suse linux enterprise desktop 12.0,
  • suse linux enterprise live patching 12.0,
  • suse linux enterprise module for public cloud 12.0,
  • suse linux enterprise real time extension 12.0,
  • suse linux enterprise server 11.0,
  • suse linux enterprise server 12.0,
  • suse linux enterprise software development kit 11.0,
  • suse linux enterprise software development kit 12.0,
  • suse linux enterprise workstation extension 12.0,
  • ubuntu linux 12.04,
  • ubuntu linux 14.04,
  • ubuntu linux 15.10,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04

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