Security Advisory
CVE-2016-4580
7.5
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
The x25_negotiate_facilities function in net/x25/x25_facilities.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not properly initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via an X.25 Call Request.
Published Date
May 23, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory