Security Advisory

CVE-2016-7913

7.8
HIGH

Vulnerability 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.
Published Date November 16, 2016
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory