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CVE-2026-74498

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CVSS
7.0 High
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.18%
Risk score
5.1
Published
2026-08-15
Status
Published

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix DMA buffer out-of-bounds write when fill_max is set When a USB audio endpoint requests full packet transfers via the fill_max descriptor flag, data_ep_set_params() promotes ep->curpacksize to ep->maxpacksize. However, maxsize is left at the original sample-rate derived value. Since u->buffer_size is allocated as maxsize * packets, the resulting DMA buffer is far too small for the requested transfer length. When the USB host controller streams up to curpacksize bytes per packet, it writes past the end of the buffer via DMA, corrupting kernel heap memory. Update maxsize to curpacksize when fill_max is set so that the allocated DMA buffer size matches the actual transfer request size. [ changed to reassign maxsize only when ep->fill_max is set -- tiwai ] A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) USB audio subsystem. When a USB audio endpoint requests full packet transfers using the `fill_max` descriptor flag, the system allocates an undersized Direct Memory Access (DMA) buffer. This allows a malicious USB device to write data beyond the buffer's boundaries, corrupting kernel heap memory. This memory corruption can lead to a system crash (Denial of Service) or potentially enable an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Weaknesses

CWE-787

Coverage 1

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