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CVE-2016-4482

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2 EPSS 0.55% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-05-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.2. It affects Linux. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-4482
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.2
EPSS
0.55%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The proc_connectinfo function in drivers/usb/core/devio.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory via a crafted USBDEVFS_CONNECTINFO ioctl call.