The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00056.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-1
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/09/17
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-3
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3017-2
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2584.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1334643
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2016-2574.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3019-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3021-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3018-1
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90347
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3016-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3020-1
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html
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