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CVE-2015-9289

16
FAUCET Score

CVE-2015-9289 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Linux kernel, specifically within the drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24116.c component, affecting versions prior to 4.1.4. This flaw arises from insufficient validation of userspace parameters, allowing DiSEqC command sizes to exceed the intended maximum of 6 bytes. The vulnerability has a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and potentially leading to high confidentiality impact. Its EPSS score is very low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation in the wild. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are also absent, indicating a low level of public attention.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 4.1.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-1127.rt56.1093.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-1127.el7
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: kernel
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2015-9289Moderate

kernel: out of bound read in DVB connexant driver.

Jul 27, 2019

References

github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/1fa2337a315a2448c5434f41e00d56b01a22283c
PatchVendor Advisory
git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
PatchVendor Advisory
mirrors.edge.kernel.org / pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4
Release Notes