Description
The disconnect method in the Philips USB Webcam (pwc) driver in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.22.6 "relies on user space to close the device," which allows user-assisted local attackers to cause a denial of service (USB subsystem hang and CPU consumption in khubd) by not closing the device after the disconnect is invoked. NOTE: this rarely crosses privilege boundaries, unless the attacker can convince the victim to unplug the affected device.
Exploits
No known exploits found for this CVE.
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secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118873457814808&w=2secalert@redhat.com
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118880154122548&w=2secalert@redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/26994secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/30294secalert@redhat.com
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503secalert@redhat.com
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504secalert@redhat.com
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.6secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008secalert@redhat.com
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105secalert@redhat.com
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.htmlsecalert@redhat.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25504secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1secalert@redhat.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1secalert@redhat.com
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10494af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118873457814808&w=2af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=118880154122548&w=2af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0972.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/26994af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28170af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28706af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28971af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29058af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/30294af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/32799af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1381af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1503af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1504af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.22.6af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:008af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:105af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0275.htmlaf854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/25504af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-558-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-574-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-578-1af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10494