Vulnerability identifier: #VU90313

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 4.8 [AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-48701

CWE-ID: CWE-125

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Linux kernel
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor: 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 snd_usb_parse_audio_interface() function in sound/usb/stream.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Linux kernel: All versions

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External links
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b970518014f2f0f6c493fb86c1e092b936899061
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91904870370fd986c29719846ed76d559de43251
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a308e415d247a23d4d64c964c02e782eede2936
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0492798bf8dfcc09c9337a1ba065da1d1ca68712
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6123bec8480d23369e2ee0b2208611619f269faf
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/98e8e67395cc6d0cdf3a771f86ea42d0ee6e59dd
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8293e61bbf908b18ff9935238d4fc2ad359e3fe0
http://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e53f47f6c1a56d2af728909f1cb894da6b43d9bf

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.