CVE-2016-4913 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-4913?

CVE-2016-4913 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 23 May 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The get_rock_ridge_filename function in fs/isofs/rock.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.5 mishandles NM (aka alternate name) entries containing \0 characters, which allows local users to obtain sensitive information from kernel memory or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted isofs filesystem.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4913?

It affects 6 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Linux kernel, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Debuginfo, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Server, Novell Suse Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit, Oracle Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2016-4913?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-4913 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4913 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux

• CVE-2020-11651 SaltStack Salt Authentication Bypass Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2020-7247 OpenSMTPD Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2019-16928 Exim Out-of-bounds Write Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2018-6789 Exim Buffer Overflow Exploited Critical 9.8
• CVE-2015-2590 Oracle Java SE and Java SE Embedded Remote Code Execution Exploited Critical 9.8

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4913, GHSA-9vmv-j366-j2m2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4913.