High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 24, 2017· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2007-6761

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.

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Affected products

Linux/Kernel2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=2.6.23
- (no CPE)range: <2.6.24

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/0b29669c065f60501e7289e1950fa2a618962358nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/98001nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
www.linuxgrill.com/anonymous/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.24nvdRelease Notes

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