CVE-2016-5243 Information disclosure in n/a

What is CVE-2016-5243?

CVE-2016-5243 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 27 Jun 2016. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-200

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-5243?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2016-5243?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2016-5243 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-5243 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

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• CVE-2013-6282 Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2022-0185 Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2013-2094 Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2026-53362 Linux Kernel Unspecified Exploited High 7.8

All Linux kernel vulnerabilities

Sources

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

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5243, GHSA-ccc2-hmwf-w2m2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5243.