vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2016-7913
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Nov 16, 2016 | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Nov 16, 2016
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
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.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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