Medium severity6.2NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-4482
CVE-2016-4482
Description
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.
Affected products
21cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:24:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:extra:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:12.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
28- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2nvdThird Party Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/681fef8380eb818c0b845fca5d2ab1dcbab114eenvdVendor Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2016-May/184414.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.htmlnvd
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/2nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90029nvd
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