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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.
Exploitability
AV:LAC:LPR:LUI:NScope
S:UImpact
C:HI:NA:N5.5/CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N