A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razerkbd 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.

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-4136 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-4136-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     April 24, 2025                                https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : openrazer     Version        : 2.9.0+dfsg-1+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2022-23467 CVE-2022-29021 CVE-2022-29022 CVE-2022-29023                      CVE-2025-32776

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the OpenRazer drivers for     devices from Razer, a company selling hardware mainly targeted at gamers.

    CVE-2022-23467

        out-of-bounds read

    CVE-2022-29021

        buffer overflow in the razerkbd driver

    CVE-2022-29022

        buffer overflow in the razeraccessory driver

    CVE-2022-29023

        buffer overflow in the razermouse driver

    CVE-2025-32776

        out-of-bounds read

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     2.9.0+dfsg-1+deb11u1.

    We recommend that you upgrade your openrazer packages.

    For the detailed security status of openrazer please refer to     its security tracker page at:
    https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/openrazer

    Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply     these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razerkbd 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. (CVE-2022-29021)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razerkbd 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. (CVE-2022-29021)

  - A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the razeraccessory 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. (CVE-2022-29022)

  - 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. (CVE-2022-29023)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
234799	Debian dla-4136 : openrazer-daemon - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
224655	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2022-29021	Nessus	Misc.	critical
406020	Alpine: multiple openrazer packages, multiple py3-openrazer packages: security update to 3.4.0-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical
406020	Alpine: multiple openrazer packages, multiple py3-openrazer packages: security update to 3.4.0-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	critical

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