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    CVE-2022-3303

    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

    Published:Sep 4, 2022
    Last Modified:May 21, 2025
    EPS:Sep 27, 2022
    EPSS Score:0.00016
    CVSS Score:4.7

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Linux
    Product
    Linux Kernel

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