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[Bug 1580379] Re: CVE-2016-4569

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From: Steve Beattie <sbeattie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 31 May 2016 16:03:14 -0000
Reply-to: Bug 1580379 <1580379@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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** Description changed:

- information leak
+ The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.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 crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.
  
  Break-Fix: - cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e

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Title:
  CVE-2016-4569

Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-vivid package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-wily package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-mako package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-manta package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-raspi2 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-snapdragon package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 package in Ubuntu:
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Status in linux source package in Precise:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Precise:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Precise:
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Status in linux source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-flo source package in Trusty:
  Invalid
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Trusty:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-manta source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Trusty:
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Status in linux source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-mako source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Vivid:
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Status in linux source package in Wily:
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Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Wily:
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Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Wily:
  New
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Wily:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Xenial:
  Fix Committed
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Xenial:
  New
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Xenial:
  Invalid
Status in linux source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-armadaxp source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-flo source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-goldfish source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-lts-quantal source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-raring source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-saucy source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-trusty source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-utopic source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-vivid source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-wily source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-lts-xenial source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-mako source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-manta source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid
Status in linux-raspi2 source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-snapdragon source package in Yakkety:
  New
Status in linux-ti-omap4 source package in Yakkety:
  Invalid

Bug description:
  The snd_timer_user_params function in sound/core/timer.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 crafted use of the ALSA timer interface.

  Break-Fix: - cec8f96e49d9be372fdb0c3836dcf31ec71e457e

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[Bug 1580379] [NEW] CVE-2016-4569
From: Steve Beattie, 2016-05-10