ASoC: max9759: fix underflow in speaker_gain_control_put()
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: max9759: fix underflow in speaker_gain_control_put() Check for negative values of "priv->gain" to prevent an out of bounds access. The concern is that these might come from the user via: -> snd_ctl_elem_write_user() -> snd_ctl_elem_write() -> kctl->put()
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 4.17 and later | 4.19.228, 5.4.178, 5.10.99, 5.15.22, 5.16.8, 5.17 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.17 and later Fixed in 4.19.228, 5.4.178, 5.10.99, 5.15.22, 5.16.8, 5.17 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.17 to before 4.19.228; 4.20 to before 5.4.178; 5.5 to before 5.10.99; 5.11 to before 5.15.22; 5.16 to before 5.16.8 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.17 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.17 to before 4.19.228; 4.20 to before 5.4.178; 5.5 to before 5.10.99; 5.11 to before 5.15.22; 5.16 to before 5.16.8 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:5.17:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.17 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.19.228, 5.4.178, 5.10.99, 5.15.22, 5.16.8, 5.17
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. 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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-48717
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8w39-2g8c-h8rg
References
Patch 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0f49d12547d45ea8b0f356a96632dd503941c1e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/71e60c170105d153e34d01766c1e4db26a4b24cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a45448ac95b715173edb1cd090ff24b6586d921
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/baead410e5db49e962a67fffc17ac30e44b50b7c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f114fd6165dfb52520755cc4d1c1dfbd447b88b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4c907bcd9dcd233da6707059d777ab389dcbd964
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Sources
- CVE-2022-48717 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-48717 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8w39-2g8c-h8rg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-48717 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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