DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4485

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4485 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.5 HIGH

The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

7.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:12	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	linux	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	linux	0, 0, 0

Timeline

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

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4485 advisory

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