CVE-2007-6761
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CVE-2007-6761 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux Kernel | <= 2.6.23 |
References
- 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.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
Timeline
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- Status
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