sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
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Information
Published : 2016-05-23 03:59
Updated : 2019-03-25 11:58
NVD link : CVE-2016-4578
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4578
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CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_server
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
opensuse
- leap
- opensuse
linux
- linux_kernel
debian
- debian_linux