CVE-2007-3513 Denial of service in n/a
Local users can cause a denial of service via memory consumption in the Linux kernel USB LCD driver due to missing memory limits.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2007-3513?
CVE-2007-3513 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Jul 2007. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2007-3513?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2007-3513?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2007-3513 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2007-3513 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qj4x-qcmg-qwfr.