# CVE-2022-50051: ASoC: SOF: debug: Fix potential buffer overflow by snprintf()

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-06-18 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 5.11

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: debug: Fix potential buffer overflow by snprintf() snprintf() returns the would-be-filled size when the string overflows the given buffer size, hence using this value may result in the buffer overflow (although it's unrealistic). This patch replaces with a safer version, scnprintf() for papering over such a potential issue.

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b318b9dd2ac67f39d0338ce563879d1f59a0347a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a67971a17604ae7de278fb09243432459afc51e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1eb123ce985e6cf302ac6e3f19862d132d86fa8f

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