SB20250226345 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel soc codecs
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226345
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-49251)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an out-of-bounds read error within the va_macro_dec_mode_get() and va_macro_dec_mode_put() functions in sound/soc/codecs/lpass-va-macro.c. A local user can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ea5eff7c6063a8f124188424f8e4c6727f35051
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a799972a283ab4ec031041304d7e2d34e1a16eb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/966408e37d84b762d11978b7bfb03fff0c6222ad
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c0099bbf8bc85d30c4cf38220fca3c8d4253fa7f
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.17.2