CVE-2010-2963

Name: CVE-2010-2963
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2010-11-26T19:00:06.707+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 0.82%

Last modified Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2010-2963 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

0.82%

52.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-20

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions	Update
Linux	Linux Kernel	< 2.6.36	—
Fedoraproject	Fedora	13	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.2	—
Opensuse	Opensuse	11.3	—
Suse	Linux Enterprise Desktop	11	Sp1
Suse	Linux Enterprise Server	11	Sp1
Debian	Debian Linux	5.0	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	6.06	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	8.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	9.10	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.04	—
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	10.10	—

References

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e645d6b485446c54c6745c5e2cf5c528fe4deec
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/10/19/cve-2010-2963-v4l-compat-exploit/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44242Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024710Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642465Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3e645d6b485446c54c6745c5e2cf5c528fe4deec
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-December/052513.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/42745Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-2126Third Party Advisory
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.36Broken Link
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:257Third Party Advisory
http://www.outflux.net/blog/archives/2010/10/19/cve-2010-2963-v4l-compat-exploit/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44242Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1024710Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1000-1Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/3321Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=642465Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Nov 26, 2010
Last Modified: Jun 16, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2010-2963?

How severe is CVE-2010-2963?

Severity scoring for CVE-2010-2963 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 0.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2010-2963?

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Source: NVD / NIST