CVE-2007-6761

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize videobuf_mapping data structures, which allows local users to trigger an incorrect count value and videobuf leak via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-5321.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-119

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Apr 24, 2017
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2007-6761: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix