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CVE-2022-49250: ASoC: codecs: rx-macro: fix accessing compander for aux

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2025-02-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: codecs: rx-macro: fix accessing compander for aux AUX interpolator does not have compander, so check before accessing compander data for this. Without this checkan array of out bounds access will be made in comp_enabled[] array.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.12 before 5.15.33; from 5.16 before 5.16.19; from 5.17 before 5.17.2 — fixed in 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.33, 5.16.19, 5.17.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/42c709c4e1ce4c136891530646c9abd5dff3524f
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6aa8ef9535dbd561293406608ebe791627b10196
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87a2b44cb3005d30c3a72234d1e47b03ae3bb29a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9208ecc703b5ed5b12d7ea13c79207f4c8456638

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