Upstream information
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.SUSE information
Overall state of this security issue: Resolved
This issue is currently rated as having low severity.
| National Vulnerability Database | SUSE | |
|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.9 | 2.1 |
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local | Local |
| Access Complexity | Low | Low |
| Authentication | None | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None | None |
| Integrity Impact | None | None |
| Availability Impact | Complete | Partial |
List of released packages
| Product(s) | Fixed package version(s) | References |
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Status of this issue by product and package
Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.
| Product(s) | Source package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Products under general support and receiving all security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| Products under Long Term Service Pack support and receiving important and critical security fixes. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL | kernel-source | Affected |
| Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore. | ||
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Unsupported |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP1-LTSS | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-default | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-ESPOS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP1 | kernel-source | Not affected |
| SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 | kernel-source | Affected |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7 | kernel-source | Affected |
SUSE Timeline for this CVE
CVE page created: Mon Apr 24 14:15:09 2017CVE page last modified: Fri Oct 13 18:33:32 2023