Description
The Vicam USB driver in Linux before 2.4.25 does not use the copy_from_user function when copying data from userspace to kernel space, which crosses security boundaries and allows local users to cause a denial of service.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 3 | kernel +8 | 2.4.21-27.0.4.EL | RHSA-2005:293 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2005:293 Red Hat Security Advisory: kernel security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 26, 2026
References
- O-082 third-party-advisory government-resource
- CLA-2004:846 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:293 vendor-advisory
- SuSE-SA:2004:005 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2004:065 vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2004:015 vendor-advisory
- linux-vicam-dos(15246) vdb-entry
- 9690 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:836 vdb-entry signature