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Case File

CVE-2016-4486

LOW · CVSS 3.3 EPSS 1.71% Public Exploit

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

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

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

GitHub PoC Links
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External Security References
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CVE
CVE-2016-4486
Severity
LOW
CVSS
3.3
EPSS
1.71%
Linux

Original Filing — NVD Description

The rtnl_fill_link_ifmap function in net/core/rtnetlink.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 does not initialize a certain data structure, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.