CVE-2024-50288
kernel: media: vivid: fix buffer overwrite when using > 32 buffers
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · November 19, 2024
Updated · September 28, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Virtual Video (vivid) driver. A local user can exploit this vulnerability to trigger a Denial of Service (DoS) via a system crash. When a video capture queue requests more buffers than the driver's internal tracking array supports, an out-of-bounds write occurs, corrupting kernel memory.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write