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CVE request: kernel: V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array

From: "Eugene Teo" <eugeneteo () kernel sg>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:05:04 +0800

This was fixed in upstream by the maintainer, Mauro Carvalho Chehab.

"[PATCH] V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array

There were no check about the limits of shadow.bytes array. This offers
a risk of writing values outside the limits, overriding other data
areas."

Upstream commit: 494264379d186bf806613d27aafb7d88d42f4212

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=471835

Please assign a CVE name to this bug.

Thanks, Eugene

Current thread:

CVE request: kernel: V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array Eugene Teo (Nov 16)
- Re: CVE request: kernel: V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array Eugene Teo (Nov 18)
  - Re: CVE request: kernel: V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array Steven M. Christey (Nov 20)
    - Re: CVE request: kernel: V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array Eugene Teo (Nov 20)
    - Re: CVE request: kernel: V4L/DVB (9621): Avoid writing outside shadow.bytes[] array Mauro Carvalho Chehab (Nov 21)