High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published May 23, 2016· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4568

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.

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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: >=4.4,<4.4.9
- (no CPE)range: <4.5.3

Patches

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References

git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/nvdVendor Advisory
www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v4.x/ChangeLog-4.5.3nvdVendor Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/07/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/2c1f6951a8a82e6de0d82b1158b5e493fc6c54abnvdVendor Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking

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