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CVE-2016-4485

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 4.67% Public Exploit

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

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. 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-2016-4485
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
4.67%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The llc_cmsg_rcv function in net/llc/af_llc.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a message.