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CVE-2022-29023

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-05-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-120

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razermouse driver of OpenRazer up to version v3.3.0 allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) and possibly escalate their privileges via a crafted buffer sent to the matrix_custom_frame device.

Affected products

• openrazer: before 3.3.0 — fixed in 3.3.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: openrazer 3.3.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/pull/1790
• https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/colorful-vulnerabilities
• https://github.com/openrazer/openrazer/pull/1790
• https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/04/msg00032.html
• https://www.cyberark.com/resources/threat-research-blog/colorful-vulnerabilities

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