CVE-2022-1048 Information

Description

A use-after-free flaw was found in the Linux kernel’s sound subsystem in the way a user triggers concurrent calls of PCM hw_params. The hw_free ioctls or similar race condition happens inside ALSA PCM for other ioctls. This flaw allows a local user to crash or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220322170720.3529-5-tiwai@suse.de/T/#m1d3b791b815556012c6be92f1c4a7086b854f7f3 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2066706 https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5127

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.0