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MEDIUM

security flaw

Published Jul 5, 2006

Description

The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong value to a length variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB Storage device that triggers a buffer overflow.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Jul 5, 2006
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Jun 9, 2006
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 16, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jun 27, 2006