CVE-2016-4569 is a local information disclosure vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the ALSA timer interface (snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c), affecting versions through 4.6. It allows local users to extract sensitive information from kernel stack memory due to an uninitialized data structure. Rated 5.5 MEDIUM on CVSSv3, this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local user access (AV:L/AC:L/PR:L), with a high impact on confidentiality (C:H). There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating a low current threat landscape.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 4.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
12.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
15.10CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:15.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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