#VU12260 Use-after-free error in Linux kernel - CVE-2016-7913
Published: April 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12260
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7913
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition or gain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists in the xc2028_set_config function in drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c due to use-after-free error. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption via vectors involving omission of the firmware name from a certain data structure, cause the service to crash or gain root privileges.
The weakness exists in the xc2028_set_config function in drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c due to use-after-free error. A local attacker can trigger memory corruption via vectors involving omission of the firmware name from a certain data structure, cause the service to crash or gain root privileges.
Remediation
Update to version 4.6.