CVE-2022-3170
published 2022-09-13CVE-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…
PriorityP340high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRLUINSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.24%
15.3th percentile
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.
Affected
5 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | linux | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| linux | linux_kernel | — | — |
| msrc | cbl2_kernel_5.15.70.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_2.0 | — | — |
| msrc | cm1_kernel_5.10.144.1-1_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
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 special
vendor_msrc·2022-09-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-3170 [HIGH] CWE-125 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 special
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.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in Oct
Red Hat
kernel: ALSA: control: out-of-bounds access in get_ctl_id_hash()
vendor_redhat·2022-08-24·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-3170 [HIGH] CWE-125 kernel: ALSA: control: out-of-bounds access in get_ctl_id_hash()
kernel: ALSA: control: out-of-bounds access in get_ctl_id_hash()
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.
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.
Statement: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, 7, 8 and 9 are not affected by this flaw as they did no
Debian
CVE-2022-3170: linux - An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. It ...
vendor_debian·2022·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-3170 [HIGH] CVE-2022-3170: linux - An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. It ...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
GHSA
GHSA-rj8g-9xvh-crrr: An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-09-14
CVE-2022-3170 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-rj8g-9xvh-crrr: An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem
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.
OSV
CVE-2022-3170: An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem
osv·2022-09-13·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2022-3170 [HIGH] CVE-2022-3170: An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5fhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5fhttps://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887
2022-09-13
Published