Improper Initialization Affecting kernel-doc package, versions <0:3.10.0-514.el7


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-KERNELDOC-2071549
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed8 May 2016

Introduced: 8 May 2016

CVE-2016-4569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-665  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 kernel-doc to version 0:3.10.0-514.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-doc package and not the kernel-doc package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.

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