CVE-2008-3496

NameCVE-2008-3496
DescriptionBuffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.
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The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
linux-2.6sourceetch(not affected)
linux-2.6source(unstable)2.6.26-2
linux-2.6.24source(unstable)(not affected)

Notes

[etch] - linux-2.6 <not-affected> (code not present)
- linux-2.6.24 <not-affected> (code not present)

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