Description
drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize videobuf_mapping data structures, which allows local users to trigger an incorrect count value and videobuf leak via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-5321.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358
Release Notes x_refsource_confirm
http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=827340
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98001
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0046
EPSS Percentile
37.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
linux/linux_kernel
< 2.6.23
Published
Apr 24, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026