CVE-2010-2963

Publication date 19 October 2010

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Medium

Why this priority?

drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl call on a /dev/video device, followed by a VIDIOCSMICROCODE ioctl call on this device.

From the Ubuntu Security Team

Kees Cook discovered that the V4L1 32bit compat interface did not correctly validate certain parameters. A local attacker on a 64bit system with access to a video device could exploit this to gain root privileges.

Status

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package Ubuntu Release Status
linux 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-22.35
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-25.45
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-22.67
9.04 jaunty
Fixed 2.6.28-19.66
8.04 LTS hardy
Fixed 2.6.24-28.80
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-ec2 10.10 maverick Ignored end of life
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-309.18
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-307.21
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-fsl-imx51 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.31-608.22
9.10 karmic
Fixed 2.6.31-112.30
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-lts-backport-maverick 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.35-25.44~lucid1
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-mvl-dove 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.32-416.33
10.04 LTS lucid
Fixed 2.6.32-216.33
9.10 karmic Ignored end of life
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release
linux-source-2.6.15 10.10 maverick Not in release
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
9.04 jaunty Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper
Not affected
linux-ti-omap4 10.10 maverick
Fixed 2.6.35-903.22
10.04 LTS lucid Not in release
9.10 karmic Not in release
8.04 LTS hardy Not in release
6.06 LTS dapper Not in release

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

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    • USN-1074-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 25 February 2011
    • USN-1119-1
    • Linux kernel (OMAP4) vulnerabilities
    • 20 April 2011
    • USN-1000-1
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 19 October 2010
    • USN-1074-2
    • Linux kernel vulnerabilities
    • 28 February 2011
    • USN-1093-1
    • Linux Kernel vulnerabilities (Marvell Dove)
    • 25 March 2011

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