CVE-2007-6761

drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize...

7.8 High

drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize videobuf_mapping data structures, which allows local users to trigger an incorrect count value and videobuf leak via unspecified vectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2010-5321.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.46%Down 0.5 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2007-6761
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2007-6761
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2007-6717 No score

Record: EUVD-2007-6717
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8w3-c8wh-gr85 7.8

drivers/media/video/videobuf-vmalloc.c in the Linux kernel before 2.6.24 does not initialize...

Record: GHSA-j8w3-c8wh-gr85
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-119
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2007-6761 7.8

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2007-6761
CVSS 3.0: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

linux kernel

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	affected, aliases, facts, references, title	GitHub Advisories, OSV
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2007-6761 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Linux Kernel, published April 24, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.