9.3

CVE-2016-7913: canonical ubuntu_linux Use After Free

Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2016-7913DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7913
Published 16-11-2016Last modified 06-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2016-7913 is a high (CVSS 9.3) Use After Free vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 2.16% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.1% of scored vulnerabilities.

Priority
Routine

Not severe (CVSS 7.8, local access); no exploitation reported by the 5 checked sources

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
9.3/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.16%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 15 · Related 8
MGASA-2017-0136MGASA-2017-0147MGASA-2017-0148OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10128-1RHSA-2018:0676RHSA-2018:1062

Timeline

  1. 16-11-2016
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

5 scores · 3 sources · 3 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

2.16%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

82%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 2.16% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, no authentication, user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Ubuntu16 products
  • linux< 3.13.0-161.211 | < 4.4.0-83.106
  • linux-aws< 4.4.0-1022.31
  • linux-azure-6.11All versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fdeAll versions (No fix recorded)
  • linux-azure-fde-5.15All versions (No fix recorded)
Canonical1 product
Debian1 product
  • linux< 4.6.1-1
Linux1 product
  • linux_kernel< 3.10.106 | ≥ 3.11, < 3.12.70 | ≥ 3.13, < 3.18.51 | ≥ 3.19, < 4.1.41 | ≥ 4.2, < 4.4.65 | ≥ 4.5, < 4.6

4 vendors · 19 products

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