VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2022-3170

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.25%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2022-09-13
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read

Primary references