Uninitialized Structure Member Vulnerability in Linux Kernel's rds_inc_info_copy Function

CVE-2016-5244 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.

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