CVE-2008-3496

Critical

Description

Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

SeverityCritical
CVSS10.0
Exploit probability—
ProductLinux Kernel
PublishedAug 6, 2008
First seenAug 6, 2008

How to fix

Update
  • linux linux_kernel2.6.26.1 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
linux linux_kernelv < 2.6.26.12.6.26.1

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CVE-2008-3496 · Linux Kernel · Dark Radar