# CVE-2022-49518: ASoC: SOF: ipc3-topology: Correct get_control_data for non bytes payload

> A crafted topology file can cause an out-of-bounds read in the Linux kernel's SOF driver, potentially leading to system crashes or information leaks.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **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:** Yes
- **Published:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2022-49518, GHSA-38r6-jgr4-hw3h, ROOT-OS-UBUNTU-2204-CVE-2022-49518, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-49518

## What is CVE-2022-49518?

CVE-2022-49518 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. 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: SOF: ipc3-topology: Correct get_control_data for non bytes payload

It is possible to craft a topology where sof_get_control_data() would do
out of bounds access because it expects that it is only called when the
payload is bytes type.
Confusingly it also handles other types of controls, but the payload
parsing implementation is only valid for bytes.

Fix the code to count the non bytes controls and instead of storing a
pointer to sof_abi_hdr in sof_widget_data (which is only valid for bytes),
store the pointer to the data itself and add a new member to save the size
of the data.

In case of non bytes controls we store the pointer to the chanv itself,
which is just an array of values at the end.

In case of bytes control, drop the wrong cdata->data (wdata[i].pdata) check
against NULL since it is incorrect and invalid in this context.
The data is pointing to the end of cdata struct, so it should never be
null.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-49518?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-49518?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2022-49518 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-49518 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-49518 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 26 Feb 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-49518 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49518/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-49518/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-49518
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-49518
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-49518

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