SUSE CVE-2007-5093

The disconnect method in the Philips USB Webcam pwc driver in Linux kernel 2.6.x before 2.6.22.6 "relies on user space to close the device," which allows user-assisted local attackers to cause a denial of service USB subsystem hang and CPU consumption in khubd by not closing the device after the...

CVE-2007-5093

The CVE-2007-5093 issue affects the Linux kernel pwc (Philips USB Webcam) driver in 2.6.x up to 2.6.22.5, where disconnect relies on user space to close the device. This can allow a user-assisted local attacker to cause a denial of service (USB subsystem hang and khubd CPU usage) by not closing t...