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CVE-2007-5093 4.0
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 consump
13-02-2023 - 02:18 26-09-2007 - 21:17
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