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CVE-2016-4568

drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory wr…

Published 10 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.1 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.4%
percentile 30%
Public exploits
0
none known

drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted number of planes in a VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl call.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.36% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 30% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.17.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.2AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Technology feeds
Linux kernel (RSS, critical only)

References

  • kernel.org /pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=1334316 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • github.com /torvalds/linux/commit/2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54ab · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • git.kernel.org /cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c5 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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