vulnerability
Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2016-4568): Linux kernel vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | May 23, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Mar 27, 2026 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
May 23, 2016
Added
Dec 21, 2016
Modified
Mar 27, 2026
Description
drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted number of planes in a VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl call.
Solutions
ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1038-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-1042-snapdragonubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-4-4-0-57-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-genericubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpaeubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lpae-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-generic-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatencyubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-lowlatency-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mcubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-e500mc-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-embubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-emb-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smpubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-powerpc64-smp-lts-xenialubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-raspi2ubuntu-upgrade-linux-image-snapdragon
References
Rapid7 Labs
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