Security Advisory
CVE-2016-5243
5.5
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Description
The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.
Published Date
June 27, 2016
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory