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CVE-2022-3170

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.24% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2022-09-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

AI analysis pending.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links
github.com ↗ github.com ↗

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CVE
CVE-2022-3170
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.24%
Linux

Original NVD Description

An out-of-bounds access issue was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem. It could occur when the 'id->name' provided by the user did not end with '\0'. A privileged local user could pass a specially crafted name through ioctl() interface and crash the system or potentially escalate their privileges on the system.