CVE-2016-4486

lowpriority · track · 24EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

1.71% (77th) EPSS

CVSS 2.1 · low

Is it mine?

18 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

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.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

3.3

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v2.02.1lowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 3.9 · impact 2.9

v3.03.3lowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 1.4

v3.03.2lowCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:Psecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-200USprimary

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

EDB-46006Linux Kernel 4.4 - 'rtnetlink' Stack Memory DisclosurePoC · exploit_db

affected products (18)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Open Source Linux Kernelall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:linux:linux_kernel:-
Ubuntu Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:-
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
canonical ubuntu linux= 12.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 14.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 15.10nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu linux= 16.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
linux linux kernel≤ 4.5.4nvdUScpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise debuginfo= 11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise desktop= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise live patching= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_live_patching:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise module for public cloud= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_module_for_public_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise real time extension= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_real_time_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise server= 11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise server= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise software development kit= 11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise software development kit= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_software_development_kit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell suse linux enterprise workstation extension= 12.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux_enterprise_workstation_extension:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-0148Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Offenlegung von InformationenDeutsch2016-05-09csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Linux Kernel ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2016-05-23modified 2026-06-17

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references (88)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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