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CVE-2022-49005

17
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-49005 is a vulnerability in the Linux kernel's sound subsystem (ASoC) related to incorrect bounds checking for "_sx" controls, specifically affecting snd_soc_put_volsw_sx(). This flaw could allow a local attacker to cause a denial of service (system crash) due to an out-of-bounds write. Rated Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and has low attack complexity. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.9.300, < 4.9.335CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.265, < 4.14.301CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.19.228, < 4.19.268CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.4.178, < 5.4.226CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 5.10.99, < 5.10.158CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.24%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
14.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0024 is in the 63rd percentile among its peer group of 15,940 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Fixed in: kernel-rt
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel
redhatvendor investigatingvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Fixed in: kernel-rt

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2022-49005Low

kernel: ASoC: ops: Fix bounds check for _sx controls

Oct 21, 2024

References

git.kernel.org / stable/c/325d94d16e3131b54bdf07356e4cd855e0d853fc
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/46bab25cc0230df60d1c02b651cc5640a14b08df
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/4a95a49f26308782b4056401989ecd7768fda8fa
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/698813ba8c580efb356ace8dbf55f61dac6063a8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/73dce3c1d48c4662bdf3ccbde1492c2cb4bfd8ce
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/98b15c706644bebc19d2e77ccc360cc51444f6d0
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/b50c9641897274c3faef5f95ac852f54b94be2e8
Patch
git.kernel.org / stable/c/e46adadf19248d59af3aa6bc52e09115bf479bf7
Patch