vulnerability
Arch Linux: Improper Locking (CVE-2022-3303)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Sep 27, 2022 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Sep 27, 2022
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem due to improper locking. It could lead to a NULL pointer dereference while handling the SNDCTL_DSP_SYNC ioctl. A privileged local user (root or member of the audio group) could use this flaw to crash the system, resulting in a denial of service condition
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2022-3303
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2022-3303
- URL-https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=8423f0b6d513b259fdab9c9bf4aaa6188d054c2d
- URL-https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/11/msg00001.html
- URL-https://lore.kernel.org/all/CAFcO6XN7JDM4xSXGhtusQfS2mSBcx50VJKwQpCq=WeLt57aaZA%40mail.gmail.com/
- URL-https://www.debian.org/security/2022/dsa-5257
- CWE-667
- CWE-362
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