Improper Initialization Affecting kernel-abi-whitelists package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.92% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-KERNELABIWHITELISTS-1965944
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 May 2016

Introduced: 8 May 2016

CVE-2016-4580  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)
First added by Snyk

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 kernel-abi-whitelists.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-abi-whitelists package and not the kernel-abi-whitelists package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request.

CVSS Scores

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