CVE-2007-6761
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…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.46%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 39th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24Release Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=827340Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24Release Notes
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98001Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=827340Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.