Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the MSM camera driver for the Linux kernel 3.x…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Multiple stack-based buffer overflows in the MSM camera driver for the Linux kernel 3.x, as used in Qualcomm Innovation Center (QuIC) Android contributions for MSM devices and other products, allow attackers to gain privileges via (1) a crafted VIDIOC_MSM_VPE_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl call, related to drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/vpe/msm_vpe.c, or (2) a crafted VIDIOC_MSM_CPP_DEQUEUE_STREAM_BUFF_INFO ioctl call, related to drivers/media/platform/msm/camera_v2/pproc/cpp/msm_cpp.c.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.6.29 | Vulnerable | Code Aurora |
| cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:quic_mobile_station_modem_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4 | Vulnerable | Qualcomm |
- cpe:2.3:o:codeaurora:android-msm:2.6.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.6.29 Vulnerable ·Code Aurora
- cpe:2.3:o:qualcomm:quic_mobile_station_modem_kernel:3.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4 Vulnerable ·Qualcomm
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4738
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9g7g-r2vq-gqph
References
Sources
- CVE-2013-4738 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4738 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9g7g-r2vq-gqph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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