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CVE-2015-7890 (GCVE-0-2015-7890)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-02-12 14:54 – Updated: 2024-08-06 08:06
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Summary
Multiple buffer overflows in the esa_write function in /dev/seirenin the Exynos Seiren Audio driver, as used in Samsung S6 Edge, allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a large (1) buffer or (2) size parameter.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2015-10-28 00:00
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