UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4568

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CVE-2016-4568
Published: 23 May 2016, 00:00
Last modified:22 Apr 2026, 10:44

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
31/100
CVSS Score
7.8 HIGH
3.1 (osv_ubuntu)
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

23 May 2016, 00:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
22 Apr 2026, 10:44
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

drivers/media/v4l2-core/videobuf2-v4l2.c in the Linux kernel before 4.5.3 allows local users to cause a denial of service (kernel memory write operation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted number of planes in a VIDIOC_DQBUF ioctl call.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • v3.0•HIGH•Score: 7.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Systems

  • ubuntu•linux

    < 4.4.0-57.78

  • ubuntu•linux-lts-xenial

    < 4.4.0-57.78~14.04.1

  • ubuntu•linux-raspi2

    < 4.4.0-1038.45

  • ubuntu•linux-snapdragon

    < 4.4.0-1042.46

References (8)