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CVE-2022-3577

HIGH CVSS: 7.8 Published: 2022-10-20 Modified: 2026-06-17

Description

An out-of-bounds memory write flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s Kid-friendly Wired Controller driver. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system. It is in bigben_probe of drivers/hid/hid-bigbenff.c. The reason is incorrect assumption - bigben devices all have inputs. However, malicious devices can break this assumption, leaking to out-of-bound write.

Affected Platforms

Linux Linux Kernel

Weakness Type

CWE-401, CWE-787

References