The dvb_ca_ioctl function in drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_ca.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.38-rc2 does not check the sign of a certain integer field, which allows local users to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a negative value.
Threat-Mapped Scoring
Score: 1.5
Priority: P4 - Informational (Low)
S10 – Denial of Service
EPSS
Score: 0.00113 Percentile:
0.30739
CVSS Scoring
CVSS v2 Score: 7.2
Severity:
Mapped CWE(s)
CWE-119
: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
All CAPEC(s)
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables