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CVE-2022-3303
n/a Linux kernel — A race condition flaw was found in the Linux kernel sound subsystem due to improper locking.
AV AC PR UI S C I A CVSS EPSS %ile KEV
L H L N U N N H 4.7 .0032 23.2 —
AFFECTED
Product Versions Fixed
Linux kernel Fixed in kernel 6.0-rc5 – —
TIMELINE
Sep 26 Reserved by redhat
Sep 27 Published (CNA: redhat)
Oct 14 EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-3303 (Linux kernel). Public exploit reference added.
Description
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
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| September 26, 2022 | Reserved | Reserved by redhat |
| September 27, 2022 | Published | Published (CNA: redhat) |
| October 14, 2026 | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED | EXPLOIT PUBLISHED — CVE-2022-3303 (Linux kernel). Public exploit reference added. |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 1 row
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| n/a | Linux kernel | — | Fixed in kernel 6.0-rc5 | — |
About this page
This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2022-3303 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Monday, October 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.
