{"cve":"CVE-2022-3170","nvd":{"published":"2022-09-13T16:15:09.287","modified":"2026-06-17T04:58:59.890","status":"Modified","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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-125"],"references":["https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/5934d9a0383619c14df91af8fd76261dc3de2f5f","https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/6ab55ec0a938c7f943a4edba3d6514f775983887"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T21:35:14.992143698+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2022-3170","score":0.00247,"percentile":0.16072,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}