CVE-2015-9289
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2019 at 09:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:36 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 4.1.4
Affected range stops below 4.1.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=1fa2337a315a2448c5434f41e00d56b01a22283cx_refsource_MISCPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/1fa2337a315a2448c5434f41e00d56b01a22283cx_refsource_MISCRelease Notes
Source: [email protected]
https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.1.4CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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