CVE-2010-5321

kernel: v4l: videobuf: hotfix a bug on multiple calls to mmap()

Published Apr 24, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Memory leak in drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c in the videobuf subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging /dev/video access for a series of mmap calls that require new allocations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6761. NOTE: as of 2016-06-18, this affects only 11 drivers that have not been updated to use videobuf2 instead of videobuf.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-5279 Memory leak in drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c in the videobuf subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging /dev/video access for a series of mmap calls that require new allocations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6761. NOTE: as of 2016-06-18, this affects only 11 drivers that have not been updated to use videobuf2 instead of videobuf.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 4:17 AM
Reserved
Feb 8, 2015, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 24, 2017, 6:59 AM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:26 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Jul 29, 2010, 12:00 AM