Out-of-bounds Read in Linux
CVE-2022-48701
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix an out-of-bounds bug in __snd_usb_parse_audio_interface() There may be a bad USB audio device with a USB ID of (0x04fa, 0x4201) and the number of it's interfaces less than 4, an out-of-bounds read bug occurs when parsing the interface descriptor for this device. Fix this by checking the number of interfaces.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.002 (15.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Linux — versions b9d43bcd061956c8144bcb453d07d13236b6ab28, 2.6.26, 0
- Linux Linux_kernel — versions 6.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67 (Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-48701?
- CVE-2022-48701 is a high-severity vulnerability in Linux, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2024-05-03.
- How severe is CVE-2022-48701?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-48701 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.