Description
The video_usercopy function in drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 relies on the count value of a v4l2_ext_controls data structure to determine a kmalloc size, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2010-5286 | The video_usercopy function in drivers/media/video/v4l2-ioctl.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.39 relies on the count value of a v4l2_ext_controls data structure to determine a kmalloc size, which might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value. |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-07T04:17:10.424Z
Reserved: 2017-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2010-5329
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-04-24T06:59:00.257
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2010-5329
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