CVE-2022-49498
ALSA Pointer Dereference Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: pcm: Check for null pointer of pointer substream before dereferencing it Pointer substream is being dereferenced on the assignment of pointer card before substream is being null checked with the macro PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK. Although PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK calls BUG_ON, it still is useful to perform the the pointer check before card is assigned.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 26, 2025, 7:01 a.m.
Last Modified :
March 17, 2025, 4:54 p.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 17, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.11 up to (excluding) 5.15.46 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.16 up to (excluding) 5.17.14 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.18 up to (excluding) 5.18.3 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.6 up to (excluding) 5.10.121 Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011b559be832194f992f73d6c0d5485f5925a10b Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2e28857be1e5c7db39bbc221332215fc5467e3 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784d22f81a29df2ec57ca90d54f93a35cbcd1a2 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2421a196cb0911ea95aec1050a0b830464c8fa6 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b41ef7ad9238c22aa2e142f5ce4ce1a1a0d48123 Types: Patch Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2c68c52898f623fe84518da4606538d193b0cca Types: Patch -
New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Feb. 26, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: pcm: Check for null pointer of pointer substream before dereferencing it Pointer substream is being dereferenced on the assignment of pointer card before substream is being null checked with the macro PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK. Although PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK calls BUG_ON, it still is useful to perform the the pointer check before card is assigned. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/011b559be832194f992f73d6c0d5485f5925a10b Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1f2e28857be1e5c7db39bbc221332215fc5467e3 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7784d22f81a29df2ec57ca90d54f93a35cbcd1a2 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b2421a196cb0911ea95aec1050a0b830464c8fa6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b41ef7ad9238c22aa2e142f5ce4ce1a1a0d48123 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f2c68c52898f623fe84518da4606538d193b0cca
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