VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-4482
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…
MEDIUM 6.2EPSS 0.55%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.55%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.55% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- canonical/ubuntu linux · linux/linux kernel · novell/suse linux enterprise software development kit · novell/suse linux enterprise debuginfo · novell/suse linux enterprise desktop · novell/suse linux enterprise live patching · novell/suse linux enterprise module for public cloud · novell/suse linux enterprise real time extension · novell/suse linux enterprise server · novell/suse linux enterprise workstation extension · fedoraproject/fedora
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=681fef8380eb818c0b845fca5d2ab1dcbab114eeVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184414.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/2
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90029
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332931Issue Tracking
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/681fef8380eb818c0b845fca5d2ab1dcbab114eeVendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=681fef8380eb818c0b845fca5d2ab1dcbab114eeVendor Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184414.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.