CVE-2016-5244
HIGH · CVSS 7.5EPSS 5.5%EU EUVD
The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 7.5 (v3.0)
- Severity
- HIGH
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-200
- EPSS score
- 5.5% (93th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2016-6195)
- Published
- June 27, 2016
- NVD last modified
- June 17, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2016-6195 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- fedoraproject / fedora
- fedoraproject / fedora
- fedoraproject / fedora
- linux / linux kernel
- redhat / enterprise linux
- redhat / enterprise linux
- suse / linux enterprise debuginfo
- suse / linux enterprise desktop
- suse / linux enterprise real time extension
- suse / linux enterprise real time extension
- suse / linux enterprise server
- suse / linux enterprise server
- suse / linux enterprise workstation extension
- suse / opensuse leap
- suse / suse linux enterprise server
- suse / suse linux enterprise software development kit
- suse / suse linux enterprise software development kit
Certified products that may be affected
10 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 - NSS Cryptographic Module - SUSE, LLC - FIPS 140 3216 - historical
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Version 12 - SUSE LLC - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0962-2016 - archived
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 on IBM System z - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0852-2013 - archived
- SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 2 including KVM virtualization - SUSE Linux Products Gmbh - Common Criteria BSI-DSZ-CC-0787-2013 - archived
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 OpenSSH-Server Cryptographic Module - Red Hat®, Inc. - FIPS 140 1384 - historical
See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb(Patch)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00052.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-06/msg00054.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00000.html(Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00044.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2016-08/msg00055.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3607
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/03/5(Mailing List, Technical Description)
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2018-4428296.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91021
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041895
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-3
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3070-4
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3071-2
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-1
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-3072-2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1343337(Issue Tracking)
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb(Patch)
- https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/(Patch)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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