PT-2022-4974
CVE-2022-3303
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Published
2022-09-05
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Updated
2026-10-21
Description by
CVSS 4.0
5.7
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Linux kernel (affected versions not specified)
Description
A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem due to improper locking, which could lead to a NULL pointer dereference while handling the
SNDCTL DSP SYNC ioctl. This issue could allow a privileged local user, such as root or a member of the audio group, to crash the system, resulting in a denial of service condition.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
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Vendors
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