CyberRota Analysis
This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.0. It affects Linux. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.
CVE
CVE-2007-5093
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
4
EPSS
0.35%
Linux
Original NVD Description
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 disconnect is invoked. NOTE: this rarely crosses privilege boundaries, unless the attacker can convince the victim to unplug the affected device.