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CVE-2016-5243

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.50% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-06-27 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. 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-2016-5243
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.50%
Linux

Original NVD Description

The tipc_nl_compat_link_dump function in net/tipc/netlink_compat.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not properly copy a certain string, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading a Netlink message.