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CVE-2016-7913 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18	CVE	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94201	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18	[email protected]	Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94201	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 20 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-416	Use After Free	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
linux linux kernel	< 3.10.106 >= 3.11, < 3.12.70 >= 3.13, < 3.18.51 >= 3.19, < 4.1.41 >= 4.2, < 4.4.65
CPE cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	12.04 14.04
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::-::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::esm::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

12 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 9, 2022	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
May 14, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 14, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 30, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 23, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2016	Initial Analysis	[email protected]