CVE-2015-9289 (GCVE-0-2015-9289)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2019-07-27 21:38 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:43
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
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