CVE-2022-3170

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 13, 2022
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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