PT-2008-4890 · Linux · Linux Kernel

Published 2008-08-06 · Updated 2020-07-28 · CVE-2008-3496

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26.1

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the format descriptor parsing within the uvc parse format function in the uvcvideo driver of the Linux kernel. This issue is related to the video4linux (V4L) implementation. The impact and attack vectors of this issue are not specified.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.26.1, update to version 2.6.26.1 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-3496

Affected Products

Linux Kernel

References · 8

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3496 · Security Note
• http://mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223 · Vendor Advisory
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1 · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/30514 · Note
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655 · Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31982 · Note