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CVE-2016-4569

The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users…

Impact

The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.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 crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
LinuxLinux Kernel
through 4.6
CanonicalUbuntu Linux
Versions 12.04, 14.04, 15.10, 16.04
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Versions 11.0, 12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo
Version 11.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Desktop
Version 12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Live Patching
Version 12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Module For Public Cloud
Version 12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Real Time Extension
Version 12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Server
Versions 11.0, 12.0
NovellSuse Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension
Version 12.0

Weakness classification

CWE-200

References