CVE-2016-7913 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8