The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong…

Description

The dvd_read_bca function in the DVD handling code in drivers/cdrom/cdrom.c in Linux kernel 2.2.16, and later versions, assigns the wrong value to a length variable, which allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a crafted USB Storage device that triggers a buffer overflow.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.57% · top 52% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-120 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-120 and its CVEs

Affected products

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  • affected n/a

References (40)

• USN-331-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 21934 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0012 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0617 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2966 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• 21298 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23788 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21695 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21605 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:047 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• DSA-1183 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:150 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0013 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• MDKSA-2006:151 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
• 22082 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21614 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• linux-dvdreadbca-bo(27579) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 22174 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10886 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• 24288 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• ADV-2006-2680 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 22822 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 23064 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=197670 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-078.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-254.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• USN-346-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• 18847 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• 22497 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21498 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-203.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• RHSA-2006:0710 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-611 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 20060831 rPSA-2006-0162-1 kernel (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
• SUSE-SA:2006:049 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• 22093 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• DSA-1184 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
• 21179 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:06 UTC.