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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.16% probability · 82th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@android.com
EPSS 2.2% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/Third Party Advisory
- http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2016-11-01.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94201Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:0676Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1062Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1170Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:1190Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3798-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.