CVE-2022-49005 ASoC: ops: Fix bounds check for _sx controls
A bounds check error in Linux kernel audio controls could lead to unexpected behavior or potential memory issues when handling volume steps.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2022-49005?
CVE-2022-49005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 21 Oct 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: ops: Fix bounds check for _sx controls
For _sx controls the semantics of the max field is not the usual one, max is the number of steps rather than the maximum value. This means that our check in snd_soc_put_volsw_sx() needs to just check against the maximum value.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49005?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Linux kernel.
How do I fix CVE-2022-49005?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2022-49005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49005, GHSA-54gg-q7hm-55r6, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49005.