CVE-2016-4482

The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local…

published May 23, 2016

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
45.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.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 a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00553 · 45.1th percentile
Published
2016-05-23T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 23 MAY 10:00Z
    The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local…
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