Attacker Value
Unknown
CVE-2016-4482
CVE-2016-4482
(Last updated October 05, 2023) ▾
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Description
The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.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 a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call.
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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Data provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Base Score:
6.2 Medium
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
2.5
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
None
General Information
Vendors
- canonical,
- fedoraproject,
- linux,
- novell
Products
- fedora 24,
- 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
References
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