CVE-2022-3170

An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. It could occur when the 'id->name' provided by the user did not end with '\0'. A privileged local user could pass a specially crafted name through ioctl() interface and crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f	Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887	Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2::::::
	cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3::::::

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2022-09-13 16:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29

NVD link : CVE-2022-3170

Mitre link : CVE-2022-3170

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-3170

JSON object : View

Products Affected

linux

linux_kernel

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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