CVE-2021-30002 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 6.2 Published Updated

A memory leak in the Linux kernel's video usercopy function allows attackers to read sensitive kernel memory when a webcam device is present.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2021-30002?

CVE-2021-30002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 2 Apr 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in the Linux kernel before 5.11.3 when a webcam device exists. video_usercopy in drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-ioctl.c has a memory leak for large arguments, aka CID-fb18802a338b.

Weakness: CWE-401

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-30002?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2021-30002?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2021-30002 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-30002 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Debian Debian Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as AZL-6555, DEBIAN-CVE-2021-30002, GHSA-px8m-vh6v-xc52, UBUNTU-CVE-2021-30002.

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