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CVE-2016-4485

25
FAUCET Score

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.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(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 Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.67%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0467 is in the 84th percentile among its peer group of 51,506 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-4485Low

kernel: Information leak in llc module

May 4, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
Third Party Advisory
lists.opensuse.org / opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue Tracking
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd
PatchVendor Advisory
debian.org / security/2016/dsa-3607
kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.5
Release Notes
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/05/04/26
Mailing List
securityfocus.com / bid/90015
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2989-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2996-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2997-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-2998-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3000-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3001-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3002-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3003-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3004-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3005-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3006-1
Third Party Advisory
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-3007-1
Third Party Advisory