Linux Kernel Sound Subsystem ioctl out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel. Affected is the function ioctl of the component Sound Subsystem. This manipulation causes out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2022-3170. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Linux Kernel (Operating System) (affected version unknown). Affected by this vulnerability is the function ioctl of the component Sound Subsystem. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was published 09/13/2022 as 5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f. The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-3170 since 09/09/2022. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 250204 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-3170), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying the patch 5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (250204). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 250204
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-3170

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: 5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f

Timelineinfo

09/09/2022 🔍
09/13/2022 +4 days 🔍
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08/17/2025 +1068 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: 5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-3170 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-3170
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-208405

Entryinfo

Created: 09/13/2022 20:31
Updated: 08/17/2025 01:34
Changes: 09/13/2022 20:31 (43), 08/17/2025 01:34 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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