# CVE-2010-5329: 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\_co

- 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

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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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=fc0a80798576f80ca10b3f6c9c7097f12fd1d64e
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/97986
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/fc0a80798576f80ca10b3f6c9c7097f12fd1d64e
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/02/08/4
- http://linuxtv.org/irc/v4l/index.php?date=2010-07-29

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