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7.8high

CVE-2016-7913

The xc2028_set_config function in drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.2%
percentile 82%
Public exploits
0
none known

The xc2028_set_config function in drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c in the Linux kernel before 4.6 allows local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via vectors involving omission of the firmware name from a certain data structure.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.16% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.09.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • source.android.com /security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:1062 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:0676 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefaf · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/94201 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3798-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /3798-2/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:1170 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:1190 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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