# CVE-2016-4486: The rtnl\_fill\_link\_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, whi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2016-05-23 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.

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## References

- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3006-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3004-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3001-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333316
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5f8e44741f9f216e33736ea4ec65ca9ac03036e6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90051
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3005-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46006/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2997-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3000-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3002-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2996-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2989-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5f8e44741f9f216e33736ea4ec65ca9ac03036e6
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3007-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00038.html
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3003-1
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46006

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