CVE-2016-4580
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 4.06% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-200
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79e48650320e6fba48369fccf13fd045315b19b8Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90528
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/79e48650320e6fba48369fccf13fd045315b19b8Vendor Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=79e48650320e6fba48369fccf13fd045315b19b8Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/10/12
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90528
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.