Linux Kernel up to 5.16.7 ASoC snd_soc_put_volsw out-of-bounds

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.7. Impacted is the function snd_soc_put_volsw of the component ASoC. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-48738. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Linux Kernel up to 5.16.7. This issue affects the function snd_soc_put_volsw of the component ASoC. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: ops: Reject out of bounds values in snd_soc_put_volsw() We don't currently validate that the values being set are within the range we advertised to userspace as being valid, do so and reject any values that are out of range.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-48738. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 209785 (EulerOS Virtualization 2.12.0 : kernel (EulerOS-SA-2024-2781)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.9.300, 4.14.265, 4.19.228, 5.4.178, 5.10.99, 5.15.22 or 5.16.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 40f598698129/586ef863c943/65a61b1f56f5/68fd71872428/a9394f21fba0/9e8895f1b3d4/bb72d2dda855/817f7c9335ec is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (209785). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Type

• Operating System

Vendor

• Linux

Name

• Kernel

Version

• 4.9.299
• 4.14.264
• 4.19.227
• 5.4.177
• 5.10.0
• 5.10.1
• 5.10.2
• 5.10.3
• 5.10.4
• 5.10.5
• 5.10.6
• 5.10.7
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• 5.10.97
• 5.10.98
• 5.15.0
• 5.15.1
• 5.15.2
• 5.15.3
• 5.15.4
• 5.15.5
• 5.15.6
• 5.15.7
• 5.15.8
• 5.15.9
• 5.15.10
• 5.15.11
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• 5.15.14
• 5.15.15
• 5.15.16
• 5.15.17
• 5.15.18
• 5.15.19
• 5.15.20
• 5.15.21
• 5.16.0
• 5.16.1
• 5.16.2
• 5.16.3
• 5.16.4
• 5.16.5
• 5.16.6
• 5.16.7

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

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