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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Published : 2016-05-23 10:59
Updated : 2024-02-04 18:53
NVD link : CVE-2016-4578
Mitre link : CVE-2016-4578
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-4578
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Products Affected
debian
- debian_linux
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server_tus
- enterprise_linux_server_aus
- enterprise_linux_workstation
- enterprise_linux_server_eus
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_desktop
opensuse
- opensuse
- leap
canonical
- ubuntu_linux
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-200
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor