CVE-2016-4486

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 3.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-200

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
n/an/an/a

References

Timeline

Published
May 23, 2016
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-4486: Low severity, CVSS 3.3 | Vulnix