CVE-2022-29023 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service or escalate privileges via a buffer overflow in the OpenRazer mouse driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-29023?

CVE-2022-29023 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razermouse driver of OpenRazer up to version v3.3.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly escalate their privileges via a crafted buffer sent to the matrix_custom_frame device.

Weakness: CWE-120

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-29023?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Openrazer Project Openrazer.

How do I fix CVE-2022-29023?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2022-29023 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-29023 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29023, GHSA-h76w-xp2h-9r2m, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29023.

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