VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-5244

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability5.52%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2016-06-27

Last modified2026-06-17

Description

The rds_inc_info_copy function in net/rds/recv.c in the Linux kernel through 4.6.3 does not initialize a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from kernel stack memory by reading an RDS message.