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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Information
Published : 2016-05-23 03:59
Updated : 2016-11-28 12:18
NVD link : CVE-2016-4482
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4482
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CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Products Affected
novell
- suse_linux_enterprise_server
- suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud
- suse_linux_enterprise_desktop
- suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit
- suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching
- suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension
- suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension
- suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo
fedoraproject
- fedora
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel