CVE-2010-5329

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39

Description The issue is related to the video usercopy function in the Linux kernel, which relies on the count value of a v4l2 ext controls data structure to determine a kmalloc size. This might allow local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a large value. The problem is associated with resource management errors in the Linux kernel.

Recommendations For Linux kernel versions prior to 2.6.39, update to version 2.6.39 or later to resolve the issue.