Locally triggerable memory consumption in usblcd
Published Jul 3, 2007
4.9
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.41%
Description
The lcd_write function in drivers/usb/misc/usblcd.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.22-rc7 does not limit the amount of memory used by a caller, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory consumption).
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 2.6.22
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5
Fixed · RHSA-2007:0940
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | kernel-0:2.6.18-8.1.15.el5 | Fixed | RHSA-2007:0940 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue did not affect the versions of the Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, or 4.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.49th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.41% (0.00406) | 32.13th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00081) | 21.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00130) | 49.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (27)
- http://osvdb.org/37116 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://secunia.com/advisories/25895 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26139 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26450 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26643 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/26664 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27212 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27227 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/27322 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1356 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/testing/ChangeLog-2.6.22-rc7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:195 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:196 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_51_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_53_kernel.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0940.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24734 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-489-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-509-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-510-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/2403 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2007-3513 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=247728 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/35302 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3513
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9883 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2007-3513
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