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TI-2022-02926 Aliases CVE-2022-3170GHSA-rj8g-9xvh-crrr

Out-of-bounds read in kernel

Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00247 16th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—kernelfixed in kernel 6.0-rc4—No fix listedCNA
  • kernel Vendor— Affected fixed in kernel 6.0-rc4 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 rc1VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 rc2VulnerableLinux
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*6.0 rc3VulnerableLinux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:6.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-3170
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj8g-9xvh-crrr

References

Patch 2

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
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Sources

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