Last updated 4 July 2026
Last updated 4 July 2026
Last updated 29 November 2024
A vulnerability was found in the Linux kernel in function rdsincinfocopy of file net/rds/recv.c. The last field "flags" of object "minfo" is not initialized. Copying this object out may leak kernel stack data. Assign 0 to it to avoid leak.
Upstream bug:
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/629110/
Upstream fix:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=4116def2337991b39919f3b448326e21c40e0dbb
An information leak vulnerability in [llc] module was found in "net/llc/afllc.c". The stack object "info" has a total size of 12 bytes. Its last byte is padding which is not initialized and leaked via putcmsg().
Public via:
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=146230753506235&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=linux-netdev&m=146230754406241&w=2
CVE-ID request and assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/233
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q2/236
Upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/davem/net.git/commit/?id=b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=b8670c09f37bdf2847cc44f36511a53afc6161fd
A flaw was found in in the Linux kernel's USB device management code which could cause a crash when a device which required gtco module. The kernel would panic causing null pointer dereference attempting to access invalid USB device descriptors.
Product bug:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=1283385
Intended to be public via:
http://seclists.org/bugtraq/2016/Mar/86
Public via:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/showbug.cgi?id=1283385
Proposed upstream patch (linux-usb@ and linux-input@ lists):
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg137950.html http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-input/msg43786.html
Upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=162f98dea487206d9ab79fc12ed64700667a894d
Quickly plugging in and unplugging a USB hub can lead to a null pointer dereference in kernel (local denial of service) or the USB port to which the hub is connected becomes unusable, for kernel versions 2.6.32 < 4.4. The issue occurs when the USB hub gets disconnected before or while the routine for USB hub activation is running - hubactivate() function.
Upstream patch:
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=e50293ef9775c5
External references:
http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-usb/msg132311.html
CVE-ID request and assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/404
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2016/q1/413