ALSA: usb-audio: stop parsing UAC2 rates at MAX_NR_RATES
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 5 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: stop parsing UAC2 rates at MAX_NR_RATES parse_uac2_sample_rate_range() caps the number of enumerated rates at MAX_NR_RATES, but it only breaks out of the current rate loop. A malformed UAC2 RANGE response with additional triplets continues parsing the remaining triplets and repeatedly prints "invalid uac2 rates" while probe still holds register_mutex. Stop the whole parse once the cap is reached and return the number of rates collected so far.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 3.0.81 to before 3.1; 3.2.47 to before 3.3 | 3.1, 3.3 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 3.3 and later | 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.0.81 to before 3.1; 3.2.47 to before 3.3 Fixed in 3.1, 3.3 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 3.3 and later Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.0.81 to before 3.1; 3.2.47 to before 5.10.258; 5.11 to before 5.15.209; 5.16 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.86; 6.13 to before 6.18.27; 6.19 to before 7.0.4 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0.81 to before 3.1; 3.2.47 to before 5.10.258; 5.11 to before 5.15.209; 5.16 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.140; 6.7 to before 6.12.86; 6.13 to before 6.18.27; 6.19 to before 7.0.4 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 3.1, 3.3
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.140, 6.12.86, 6.18.27, 7.0.4, 7.1
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: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-46018
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fgw2-9pf4-66rf
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5436bc1b07d4656f99412dc72871d250d7d55205
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0da05fedf5e1966b7e7d389866cb86fcf09f4b32
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f14bd323eec4b4f0ef662520ec852e593ece1d4c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5ba9fd138758ddc50222264ff246b31e397abf
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba036305323814ec1f8655313b2fa6a0f7048716
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4d7893a137eadb6163ea4298bf67d74b811d76ef
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0b78639ef09b2e77974a3de3b1c07f6de3c5e56
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c318f97dcc50b2e0556a1813bd6958678e881fd
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Sources
- CVE-2026-46018 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-46018 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fgw2-9pf4-66rf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-46018 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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