# CVE-2007-6761: drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize videobuf\_mapping data structures, which allows

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-04-24 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize videobuf_mapping data structures, which allows local users to trigger an incorrect count value and videobuf leak via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-5321.

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## References

- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358
- http://www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=827340
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98001

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