ALSA: pcm: Fix races among concurrent prealloc proc writes
Priority LOW 36CWE-416Published · Updated
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
- Partial Red Hat: 5 fixed, 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: pcm: Fix races among concurrent prealloc proc writes We have no protection against concurrent PCM buffer preallocation changes via proc files, and it may potentially lead to UAF or some weird problem. This patch applies the PCM open_mutex to the proc write operation for avoiding the racy proc writes and the PCM stream open (and further operations).
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00284 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.14.279, 4.19.243, 5.4.193 +5Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 5 fixed, 3 without a fix
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 | 2.6.12 and later | 4.14.279, 4.19.243, 5.4.193, 5.10.109, 5.15.32, 5.16.18, 5.17.1, 5.18 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 4.14.279, 4.19.243, 5.4.193, 5.10.109, 5.15.32, 5.16.18, 5.17.1, 5.18 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 4.14.279; 4.15 to before 4.19.243; 4.20 to before 5.4.193; 5.5 to before 5.10.109; 5.11 to before 5.15.32; 5.16 to before 5.16.18; 5.17 to before 5.17.1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 4.14.279; 4.15 to before 4.19.243; 4.20 to before 5.4.193; 5.5 to before 5.10.109; 5.11 to before 5.15.32; 5.16 to before 5.16.18; 5.17 to before 5.17.1 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.14.279, 4.19.243, 5.4.193, 5.10.109, 5.15.32, 5.16.18, 5.17.1, 5.18
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2022:8267 Released 2022-11-15 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-debug-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-devel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 +5
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) bpftool-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1, kernel-abi-stablelists-5.14.0-162.6.1.el9_1 +14
- RHSA-2022:7683 Released 2022-11-08 · Red Hat rating Moderatekernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-425.3.1.el8 +19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7683 |
| Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8267 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:7683 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8267 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-49288
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-87qr-3hp3-x583
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e7786c445bb67a9a6e64f66ebd6b7215b153ff7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e14dca613e0a6ddc2bf6e360f16936a9f865205b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37b12c16beb6f6c1c3c678c1aacbc46525c250f7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b560d670c87d7d40b3cf6949246fa4c7aa65a00a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51fce708ab8986a9879ee5da946a2cc120f1036d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a21d2f323b5a978dedf9ff1d50f101f85e39b3f2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ed8f8e3c4e59d0396b9ccf2e639711e24295bb6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/69534c48ba8ce552ce383b3dfdb271ffe51820c3
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Sources
- CVE-2022-49288 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-49288 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-87qr-3hp3-x583 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-49288 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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