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CVE-2022-3170
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2022-09-13T16:15:09.287 · Last modified 2026-06-17T04:58:59.890

Summary

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 products

linux — linux_kernel

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