sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
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Affected Vendors & Products
Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DLA |
DLA-516-1 | linux security update |
Debian DSA |
DSA-3607-1 | linux security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2016-5564 | sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3016-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3016-2 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3016-3 | Linux kernel (Qualcomm Snapdragon) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3016-4 | Linux kernel (Xenial HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3017-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3017-2 | Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi 2) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3017-3 | Linux kernel (Wily HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3018-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3018-2 | Linux kernel (Trusty HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3019-1 | Linux kernel (Utopic HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3020-1 | Linux kernel (Vivid HWE) vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3021-1 | Linux kernel vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3021-2 | Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities |
Fixes
Solution
No solution given by the vendor.
Workaround
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References
History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.830Z
Reserved: 2016-05-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-4578
No data.
Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-05-23T10:59:09.050
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2016-4578
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
Debian DLA
Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN