Use After Free Affecting kernel-tools package, versions <0:3.10.0-693.47.2.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.79% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-KERNELTOOLS-5215080
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed28 Jan 2016

Introduced: 28 Jan 2016

CVE-2016-7913  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 kernel-tools to version 0:3.10.0-693.47.2.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2019:1170.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-tools package and not the kernel-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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 Base Scores

version 3.1