kernel: security: avoid calling a NULL function pointer in drivers/video/tvaudio.c
Published Nov 10, 2008
7.8
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.59%
Description
The chip_command function in drivers/media/video/tvaudio.c in the Linux kernel 2.6.25.x before 2.6.25.19, 2.6.26.x before 2.6.26.7, and 2.6.27.x before 2.6.27.3 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL function pointer dereference and OOPS) via unknown vectors.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.6.25
- 2.6.25.1
- 2.6.25.2
- 2.6.25.3
- 2.6.25.4
- 2.6.25.5
- 2.6.25.6
- 2.6.25.7
- 2.6.25.8
- 2.6.25.9
- 2.6.25.10
- 2.6.25.11
- 2.6.25.12
- 2.6.25.13
- 2.6.25.14
- 2.6.25.15
- 2.6.25.16
- 2.6.25.17
- 2.6.25.18
- 2.6.26
- 2.6.26.1
- 2.6.26.2
- 2.6.26.3
- 2.6.26.4
- 2.6.26.5
- 2.6.26.6
- 2.6.27
- 2.6.27.1
- 2.6.27.2
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue did not affect the versions of Linux kernel as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1, 3, 4, 5 or Red Hat Enterprise MRG.
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:N/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 2, 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 2, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02589) | 84.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.59% (0.02589) | 83.20th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.93% (0.00931) | 74.52th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00236) | 62.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 15, 2024 | 0.23% (0.00232) | 60.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00240) | 60.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 74.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 72.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.54% (0.01537) | 51.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (13)
- http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=5ba2f67afb02c5302b2898949ed6fc3b3d37dcf1 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32918 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.25.19 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.7 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.27.3 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:246 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32094 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatch
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-679-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2008-5033 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470958 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46544 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5033
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2008-5033
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