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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4578
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4578
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
sound/core/timer.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize certain r1 data structures, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via crafted use of the ALSA timer interface, related to the (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback and (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt functions.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:13 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:12 | linux | 0 |
| Debian:14 | linux | 0 |
Timeline
- May 23, 2016 CVE Published
- Sep 22, 2026 CVE Updated