FKIE_CVE-2016-4580
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-05-23 10:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:47
Severity
Summary
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| linux | linux_kernel | * | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 12.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 14.04 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 15.10 | |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04 |
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