CVE-2016-4485 is an information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically affecting the llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c, which impacts Canonical, Linux, and Novell products. The vulnerability, rated 7.5 HIGH, allows unauthenticated remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory due to an uninitialized data structure. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
11.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:11.0:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:extra:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:11:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.