Buffer overflow in format descriptor parsing in the uvc_parse_format function in drivers/media/video/uvc/uvc_driver.c in uvcvideo in the video4linux (V4L) implementation in the Linux kernel before 2.6.26.1 has unknown impact and attack vectors.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-3496
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44184
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-09/msg00004.html
• http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/7/30/655
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31982
• http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v2.6/ChangeLog-2.6.26.1
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:223
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/30514