CVE-2016-4578

sound/core/timer.c en el kernel de Linux hasta la versión 4.6 no inicializa determinadas estructuras de datos r1, lo que permite a usuarios locales obtener información sensible del kernel de memoria de pila a través del uso manipulado de la interfaz ALSA timer, relacionado con las funciones (1) snd_timer_user_ccallback y (2) snd_timer_user_tinterrupt.

A vulnerability was found in Linux kernel. There is an information leak in file sound/core/timer.c of the latest mainline Linux kernel. The stack object “r1” has a total size of 32 bytes. Its field “event” and “val” both contain 4 bytes padding. These 8 bytes padding bytes are sent to user without being initialized.

USN-3016-1 fixed vulnerabilities in the Linux kernel for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. This update provides the corresponding updates for the Linux Hardware Enablement (HWE) kernel from Ubuntu 16.04 LTS for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. Jesse Hertz and Tim Newsham discovered that the Linux netfilter implementation did not correctly perform validation when handling 32 bit compatibility IPT_SO_SET_REPLACE events on 64 bit platforms. A local unprivileged attacker could use this to cause a denial of service (system crash) or execute arbitrary code with administrative privileges. Various other issues were also addressed.