#VU104528 Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2022-49249
Published: February 26, 2025 / Updated: May 11, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU104528
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49249
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Software vendor:
Linux Foundation
Linux Foundation
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the wcd938x_tx_mode_get() and wcd938x_rx_hph_mode_get() functions in sound/soc/codecs/wcd938x.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
External links
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/adafea71b49ec4dbc44e0b84ec6eb602004a7a08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc587b7c8fbbe128f6bd0dad025a0caea5e6d164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d09aee1b1da196be11ed86dd4897f228f2487613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f03c0c94186d5876857132d97e28f20cdc100bdc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19