Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2016· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2016-5243
CVE-2016-5243
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
16- patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629100/nvdPatch
- git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
- github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5d2be1422e02ccd697ccfcd45c85b4a26e6178e2nvdVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607nvd
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/4nvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91334nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3049-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3050-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3051-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3052-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3053-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3054-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3055-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3056-1nvd
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3057-1nvd
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvd
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