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SUSE: CVE-2016-4580: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

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SUSE: CVE-2016-4580: SUSE Linux Security Advisory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/21/2016
Modified
02/08/2021

Description

The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request.

Solution(s)

  • suse-upgrade-kernel-default
  • suse-upgrade-kernel-docs

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