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    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 or cause a denial of service (use-after-free) via vectors involving omission of the firmware name from a certain data structure.

    Published:Jan 28, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Nov 16, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.01071
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Mrg
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Eus
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Rhel Extras Rt

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-416 Use After Free

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18
    http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94201
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/
    http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18
    http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94201
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190
    https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High