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CVE-2016-7913

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 2.16% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2016-11-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
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CVE
CVE-2016-7913
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
2.16%
Linux

Original NVD 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.