CVE-2016-4485

kernel: Information leak in llc module

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.1

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 4, 2016

Updated · March 27, 2026

Description

An information leak vulnerability in [llc] module was found in "net/llc/af_llc.c". The stack object "info" has a total size of 12 bytes. Its last byte is padding which is not initialized and leaked via put_cmsg().

Statement

This issue does not affect the Linux kernel packages as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, 7 and MRG-2 as the related code with the flaw is not present in the products listed.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.1
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor