CVE-2008-3496: Linux Kernel

High severity, CVSS 10.0. EPSS: 3.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Linux Linux Kernel: before 2.6.26.1 (fixed in 2.6.26.1)

Published 2008-08-06. Last modified 2026-06-16.