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CVE-2016-7913

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-7913 is a use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's xc2028_set_config function (drivers/media/tuners/tuner-xc2028.c) affecting versions prior to 4.6, including Canonical and Ubuntu Linux distributions. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.8) could allow local users to gain privileges or cause a denial of service due to an omission of the firmware name in a data structure. Despite its severity, there is no known active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 3.10.106CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.11, < 3.12.70CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.13, < 3.18.51CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 3.19, < 4.1.41CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.2, < 4.4.65CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.16%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
80.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0216 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (5)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-rt-0:3.10.0-862.rt56.804.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-862.el7
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redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.4 Extended Update SupportFixed in: kernel-0:3.10.0-693.47.2.el7
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise MRG 2Fixed in: kernel-rt-1:3.10.0-693.47.2.rt56.641.el6rt
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7913Moderate

kernel: media: use-after-free in [tuner-xc2028] media driver

Jan 28, 2016

References

git.kernel.org / cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:0676
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:1062
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:1170
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2019:1190
Third Party Advisory
github.com / torvalds/linux/commit/8dfbcc4351a0b6d2f2d77f367552f48ffefafe18
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
source.android.com / security/bulletin/2016-11-01.html
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3798-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 3798-2
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94201
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry