Local kernel buffer overflow via inflated snprintf length
Published Jun 18, 2025 · Updated May 11, 2026
Buffer overflow in Linux kernel 5.19 through 5.19.3 allows local users to trigger a kernel overrun through an AVS topology-name read. In topology_name_read() in sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c, snprintf() can return a length beyond its 64-byte stack buffer, and simple_read_from_buffer() then uses that inflated length. A low-privileged local user must reach the AVS topology read path; the Linux kernel CVE team describes the overflow as unrealistic and reports no demonstrated exploit.
Summary
What happened
Buffer overflow in Linux kernel 5.19 through 5.19.3 allows local users to trigger a kernel overrun through an AVS topology-name read. In topology_name_read() in sound/soc/intel/avs/pcm.c, snprintf() can return a length beyond its 64-byte stack buffer, and simple_read_from_buffer() then uses that inflated length. A low-privileged local user must reach the AVS topology read path; the Linux kernel CVE team describes the overflow as unrealistic and reports no demonstrated exploit.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-50052
- Published
- Jun 18, 2025
- Updated
- May 11, 2026
- Vendor
- The Linux Kernel Organization
- Product
- Linux
- Classifications
- CWE-787, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
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- Jun 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- May 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=5.19
- Affected versionversion=f1b3b320bd6519b16e3480f74f2926d106e3bcba <840311a09f75632b9d41fbc1cd5c7aea94ce5f7e
- Affected versionversion=f1b3b320bd6519b16e3480f74f2926d106e3bcba <ca3b7b9dc9bc1fa552f4697b7cccfa0258a44d00
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