Description
The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong value to a length variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB Storage device that triggers a buffer overflow.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 4.6/10
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2966Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21298Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21695Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22822Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23788Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24288Broken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183Third Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1184Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:150Broken Link
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:151Broken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_42_kernel.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_47_kernel.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_49_kernel.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_64_kernel.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0617.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0710.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0012.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0013.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/444887/100/0/threadedThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18847Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-331-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-346-1Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2680Broken Link
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197670Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/27579Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611Broken Link
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10886Third Party Advisory
- http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2966Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21179Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21298Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21498Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21605Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21614Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21695Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/21934Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22082Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22093Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22174Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22497Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22822Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23064Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23788Broken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24288Broken Link
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1183Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 5, 2006
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified