CVE-2022-3170
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 13, 2022 at 03:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:58 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinux KernelKernel
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
Description
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.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5fx_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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