GSD-2022-1001876 ALSA: firewire-lib: fix uninitialized flag for AV/C deferred transaction

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An uninitialized flag in the ALSA firewire-lib module may lead to undefined behavior during AV/C deferred transactions.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not stated
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not stated
Fix
None listed

What is GSD-2022-1001876?

GSD-2022-1001876 is a vulnerability in Kernel, published on 24 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network.

Official description

ALSA: firewire-lib: fix uninitialized flag for AV/C deferred transaction

This is an automated ID intended to aid in discovery of potential security vulnerabilities. The actual impact and attack plausibility have not yet been proven. This ID is fixed in Linux Kernel version v5.15.33 by commit eab74c41612083bd627b60da650e19234e4f1051, it was introduced in version v3.16 by commit 00a7bb81c20f3e81711e28e0f6c08cee8fd18514. For more details please see the references link.

Which versions are affected by GSD-2022-1001876?

1 open source package ship an affected version, including Kernel.

PackageAffectedFixed in
Kernel LinuxAll versionsNone

How do I fix GSD-2022-1001876?

No fix has been published for GSD-2022-1001876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is GSD-2022-1001876 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GSD-2022-1001876 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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