CVE-2015-9289

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 27, 2019
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2015-9289: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix