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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4482

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4482 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.199999809265137 MEDIUM

The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.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 a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
6.199999809265137
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12linux0, 0, 0
Debian:11linux0, 0, 0
Debian:13linux0, 0, 0
Debian:14linux0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • May 23, 2016 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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