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kernel: DoS in drivers/media/video/msm/vfe/msm_vfe31.c via crafted ioctl call

Published Aug 7, 2016

Description

The vfe31_proc_general function in drivers/media/video/msm/vfe/msm_vfe31.c in the MSM-VFE31 driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, does not validate a certain id value, which allows attackers to gain privileges or cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via an application that makes a crafted ioctl call.

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Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Aug 7, 2016
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Dec 22, 2014
NVD
Status Modified
Modified Jun 17, 2026
Red Hat
Severity Moderate
Public date Jul 8, 2016