The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:53:48.916Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-5244

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-06-27T10:59:11.157

Modified: 2019-04-22T17:48:00.643

Link: CVE-2016-5244

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

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

Links: CVE-2016-5244 - Bugzilla