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CVE-2022-3170

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-09-13 Modified: 2026-06-17

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.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-125, CWE-125

References