{"id":"CVE-2010-2963","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2010-2963","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T19:38:38.705Z","title":"drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel…","description":"drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl call on a /dev/video device, followed by a VIDIOCSMICROCODE ioctl call on this device.","published":"2010-11-26T19:00:07.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:21:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@ubuntu.com","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":6.2,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C"},"cwe":["CWE-20"],"affected":["linux/linux kernel","fedoraproject/fedora","opensuse/opensuse","suse/linux enterprise desktop","suse/linux enterprise server","debian/debian linux","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00816,"percentile":0.56817,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":true,"firstPublished":"2010-10-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":15344,"kind":"exploit","title":"Linux Kernel 2.6.36 - VIDIOCSMICROCODE IOCTL Local Memory Overwrite","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/15344","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/local/15344.c","file":"exploits/linux/local/15344.c","published":"2010-10-28","added":"2010-10-28","updated":"2010-12-18","author":"Kees Cook","type":"local","platform":"linux","port":null,"verified":true,"codes":["CVE-2010-2963","OSVDB-68871"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44242/info"}]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 0.8%. 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