CWE Code: 20
Vulnerability Type: privilege_escalation
CVSS Score: 6.2
CWE Name:  Improper Input Validation
Summary: 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.
Access Authentication: NONE
Access Complexity: HIGH
Access Vector: LOCAL
Impact (C/I/A): COMPLETE/COMPLETE/COMPLETE
Published Date: 2010-11-26
Last Modified Date: 2012-03-19