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CVE-2022-3303
A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem due to improper locking. It could lead to a NULL pointer dereference…
Medium4.7EPSS 0.32%
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- redhat
Description
A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem due to improper locking. It could lead to a NULL pointer dereference while handling the SNDCTL_DSP_SYNC ioctl. A privileged local user (root or member of the audio group) could use this flaw to crash the system, resulting in a denial of service condition
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium4.7 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: poc · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.7.
Weakness
Affected products
Linux kernel
- affected Fixed in kernel 6.0-rc5
References (5)
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8423f0b6d513b259fdab9c9bf4aaa6188d054c2d (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAFcO6XN7JDM4xSXGhtusQfS2mSBcx50VJKwQpCq=WeLt57aaZA%40mail.gmail.com/ (opens in a new tab)x_transferred
- DSA-5257 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20221101 [SECURITY] [DLA 3173-1] linux-5.10 security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_transferred
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-794697.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
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