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CVE-2016-5243 Details

Description

The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343335	CVE
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2	CVE	Vendor Advisory
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100/	CVE	Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607	CVE
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/4	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91334	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3051-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3052-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1	CVE
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343335	[email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100/	[email protected]	Patch
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607	[email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/4	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91334	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3051-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3052-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1	[email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-200	Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	<= 4.6.3
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 27, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jun 27, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]