SB20250226346 - Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel soc codecs
Published: February 26, 2025 Updated: May 11, 2025
Security Bulletin ID
SB20250226346
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-2022-49249)
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 wcd938x_tx_mode_get() and wcd938x_rx_hph_mode_get() functions in sound/soc/codecs/wcd938x.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/adafea71b49ec4dbc44e0b84ec6eb602004a7a08
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc587b7c8fbbe128f6bd0dad025a0caea5e6d164
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d09aee1b1da196be11ed86dd4897f228f2487613
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f03c0c94186d5876857132d97e28f20cdc100bdc
- https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/ChangeLog-5.16.19