Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 3.3%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 7.8
References
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f
- https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887
Products affected by CVE-2022-3170
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cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0