GHSA-7276-wmh7-g227

GHSA-7276-wmh7-g227 PUBLISHED

Record from GitHub Advisory Database · Published May 13, 2022

drivers/media/video/v4l2-compat-ioctl32.c in the Video4Linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.36 on 64-bit platforms does not validate the destination of a memory copy operation, which allows local users to write to arbitrary kernel memory locations, and consequently gain privileges, via a VIDIOCSTUNER ioctl call on a /dev/video device, followed by a VIDIOCSMICROCODE ioctl call on this device.

Timeline

May 13, 2022 CVE Published
Apr 9, 2026 Distribution Patch (2 in total, the first dated here)
Apr 30, 2026 Security Advisory

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