CVE-2022-48994

ALSA: seq: Fix function prototype mismatch in snd_seq_expand_var_event

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS Score

Published: October 21, 2024 at 08:06 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:16 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity

MEDIUM5.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.2%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: seq: Fix function prototype mismatch in snd_seq_expand_var_event With clang's kernel control flow integrity (kCFI, CONFIG_CFI_CLANG), indirect call targets are validated against the expected function pointer prototype to make sure the call target is valid to help mitigate ROP attacks. If they are not identical, there is a failure at run time, which manifests as either a kernel panic or thread getting killed. seq_copy_in_user() and seq_copy_in_kernel() did not have prototypes matching snd_seq_dump_func_t. Adjust this and remove the casts. There are not resulting binary output differences. This was found as a result of Clang's new -Wcast-function-type-strict flag, which is more sensitive than the simpler -Wcast-function-type, which only checks for type width mismatches.

Affected

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

Linux Kernel · Linux

95%

v < 4.9.3362.6.12 ≤ v < 4.14.3022.6.12 ≤ v < 4.19.2692.6.12 ≤ v < 4.9.3362.6.12 ≤ v < 5.10.1592.6.12 ≤ v < 5.15.832.6.12 ≤ v < 5.4.2272.6.12 ≤ v < 6.0.132.6.12 ≤ v < 6.14.10 ≤ v < 4.14.3024.15 ≤ v < 4.19.2694.20 ≤ v < 5.4.2275.11 ≤ v < 5.15.835.16 ≤ v < 6.0.135.5 ≤ v < 5.10.1591da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 6.1 rc1 6.1 rc2 6.1 rc3 6.1 rc4 6.1 rc5 6.1 rc6

Vendor states this is fixed in 05530ef7cf7c7d700f6753f058999b1b5099a026 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 13ee8fb5410b740c8dd2867d3557c7662f7dda2d (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 15c42ab8d43acb73e2eba361ad05822c0af0ecfa (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2f46e95bf344abc4e74f8158901d32a869e0adb6 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 63badfed200219ca656968725f1a43df293ac936 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in b38486e82ecb9f3046e0184205f6b61408fc40c9 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in e385360705a0b346bdb57ce938249175d0613b8a (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in fccd454129f6a0739651f7f58307cdb631fd6e89 (fixed)

Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.12 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.14.302 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.19.269 (unaffected)

Vendor states this is fixed in 4.9.336 (unaffected)