CVE-2022-48701

ALSA: usb-audio: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in __snd_usb_parse_audio_interface()

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: May 3, 2024 at 03:12 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:15 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in __snd_usb_parse_audio_interface() There may be a bad USB audio device with a USB ID of (0x04fa, 0x4201) and the number of it's interfaces less than 4, an out-of-bounds read bug occurs when parsing the interface descriptor for this device. Fix this by checking the number of interfaces.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 4.9.3282.6.26 ≤ v < 4.14.2932.6.26 ≤ v < 4.19.2582.6.26 ≤ v < 4.9.3282.6.26 ≤ v < 5.10.1432.6.26 ≤ v < 5.15.682.6.26 ≤ v < 5.19.92.6.26 ≤ v < 5.4.2132.6.26 ≤ v < 6.04.10 ≤ v < 4.14.2934.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2584.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2135.11 ≤ v < 5.15.685.16 ≤ v < 5.19.95.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1436.0 rc16.0 rc26.0 rc36.0 rc4b9d43bcd061956c8144bcb453d07d13236b6ab28
Vendor states this is fixed in 0492798bf8dfcc09c9337a1ba065da1d1ca68712 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2a308e415d247a23d4d64c964c02e782eede2936 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6123bec8480d23369e2ee0b2208611619f269faf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 8293e61bbf908b18ff9935238d4fc2ad359e3fe0 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 91904870370fd986c29719846ed76d559de43251 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 98e8e67395cc6d0cdf3a771f86ea42d0ee6e59dd (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b970518014f2f0f6c493fb86c1e092b936899061 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in e53f47f6c1a56d2af728909f1cb894da6b43d9bf (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.26 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.293 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.258 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.328 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.143 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.68 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.19.9 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.4.213 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.0 (unaffected)

References (8)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0492798bf8dfcc09c9337a1ba065da1d1ca68712
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a308e415d247a23d4d64c964c02e782eede2936
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6123bec8480d23369e2ee0b2208611619f269faf
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8293e61bbf908b18ff9935238d4fc2ad359e3fe0
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91904870370fd986c29719846ed76d559de43251
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e8e67395cc6d0cdf3a771f86ea42d0ee6e59dd
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b970518014f2f0f6c493fb86c1e092b936899061
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53f47f6c1a56d2af728909f1cb894da6b43d9bf

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-125

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