Uninitialized Data Structure Vulnerability in llc_cmsg_rcv Function

CVE-2016-4485 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.

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