Vulnerability in Linux Kernel

CVE-2010-5321

Memory leak in drivers/media/video/videobuf-core.c in the videobuf subsystem in the Linux kernel 2.6.x through 4.x allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) by leveraging /dev/video access for a series of mmap calls that require new allocations, a different vulnerability than CVE-2007-6761. NOTE: as of 2016-06-18, this affects only 11 drivers that have not been updated to use videobuf2 instead of videobuf.

EPSS: 0.004 (32.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2010-5321?
CVE-2010-5321 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Kernel, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2010-5321?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.