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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4485): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4485): Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
05/23/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
06/01/2016
Modified
11/27/2024

Description

The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-powerpc-e500
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-87-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-88-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-13-0-88-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-16-0-73-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-19-0-61-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-generic-pae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-highbank
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-omap
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-104-virtual
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-3-2-0-1482-omap4
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-1031-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-2-0-38-powerpc64-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1012-raspi2
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-generic
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-generic-lpae
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-lowlatency
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc-e500mc
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc-smp
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc64-emb
  • ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-24-powerpc64-smp

References

  • https://attackerkb.com/topics/cve-2016-4485
  • CVE - 2016-4485
  • DLA-516-1
  • DSA-3607
  • CVE-2016-4485
  • USN-2989-1
  • USN-2996-1
  • USN-2997-1
  • USN-2998-1
  • USN-2999-1
  • USN-3000-1
  • USN-3001-1
  • USN-3002-1
  • USN-3003-1
  • USN-3004-1
  • USN-3005-1
  • USN-3006-1
  • USN-3007-1
  • USN-3008-1
  • USN-3018-1
  • USN-3018-2
  • USN-3019-1
  • USN-3021-1
  • USN-3021-2
  • USN-3049-1
  • USN-3050-1
  • USN-3127-1
  • USN-3127-2
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