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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4569

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4569 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Products

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

Timeline

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