CVE-2021-30002 is a resource-management flaw in the Linux kernel Video4Linux2 subsystem. In kernels before 5.11.3, the video_usercopy function in the V4L2 ioctl handling path fails to release memory when processing large ioctl arguments in systems with a webcam device. The resulting memory leak is classified as CWE-772, Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime.
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Linux kernel memory leak involving large arguments in video_usercopy.
Linux kernel V4L2 video_usercopy memory-leak vulnerability.
Linux kernel V4L2 video_usercopy memory leak involving large arguments.
Security vulnerability addressed in this update.
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