#VU30980 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-9289

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#VU30980 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2015-9289

Published: July 28, 2019 / Updated: July 17, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU30980
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-9289
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation

Description

The vulnerability allows a local authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

In the Linux kernel before 4.1.4, a buffer overflow occurs when checking userspace params in drivers/media/dvb-frontends/cx24116.c. The maximum size for a DiSEqC command is 6, according to the userspace API. However, the code allows larger values such as 23.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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