ALSA: usb-mixer: us16x08: validate meter packet indices
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-mixer: us16x08: validate meter packet indices get_meter_levels_from_urb() parses the 64-byte meter packets sent by the device and fills the per-channel arrays meter_level[], comp_level[] and master_level[] in struct snd_us16x08_meter_store. Currently the function derives the channel index directly from the meter packet (MUB2(meter_urb, s) - 1) and uses it to index those arrays without validating the range. If the packet contains a negative or out-of-range channel number, the driver may write past the end of these arrays. Introduce a local channel variable and validate it before updating the arrays. We reject negative indices, limit meter_level[] and comp_level[] to SND_US16X08_MAX_CHANNELS, and guard master_level[] updates with ARRAY_SIZE(master_level).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.248, 5.15.198, 6.1.160, 6.6.120, 6.12.64, 6.18.3, 6.19
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68783
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8vvr-5pch-2fhg
References
Other 7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/53461710a95e15ac1f6542450943a492ecf8e550
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2168866396bd28ec4f3c8da0fbc7d08b5bd4f053
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cde47f4ccad6751ac36b7471572ddf38ee91870c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f21a7cbaaa93926f5be15bc095b9c57c35748d9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a8ad320efb663be30b794e3dd3e829301c0d0ed3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/eaa95228b8a56c4880a182c0350d67922b22408f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5526c1c6ba1d0913c7dfcbbd6fe1744ea7c55f1e
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Sources
- CVE-2025-68783 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68783 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8vvr-5pch-2fhg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68783 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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