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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-06-27T10:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.931Z

Reserved: 2016-06-03T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-5243

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:10.127

Modified: 2016-11-28T20:23:44.930

Link: CVE-2016-5243

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-06-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5243 - Bugzilla