ALSA: usb-audio: Bound MIDI endpoint descriptor scans
Priority LOW 24Published · Updated
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: 4 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: Bound MIDI endpoint descriptor scans snd_usbmidi_get_ms_info() validates the internal MIDIStreaming endpoint descriptor size before using baAssocJackID[], but the descriptor walker can still return a class-specific endpoint descriptor whose bLength exceeds the remaining bytes in the endpoint-extra scan. That leaves later flexible-array reads bounded by bLength, but not by the remaining bytes in the endpoint-extra scan. Stop walking when bLength is zero or extends past the remaining endpoint-extra scan.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00162 5th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 4.5, 4.10, 4.15 +10Red Hat: 4 without a fix
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 | 4.4.238 to before 4.5; 4.9.238 to before 4.10; 4.14.200 to before 4.15; 4.19.149 to before 4.20; 5.4.69 to before 5.5 | 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5 | Patch available | CNA |
| Linux | Linux | 5.7 and later | 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 4.4.238 to before 4.5; 4.9.238 to before 4.10; 4.14.200 to before 4.15; 4.19.149 to before 4.20; 5.4.69 to before 5.5 Fixed in 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5 Patch available CNA
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.7 and later Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.238 to before 4.5; 4.9.238 to before 4.10; 4.14.200 to before 4.15; 4.19.149 to before 4.20; 5.4.69 to before 5.5; 5.7 to before 5.10.258; 5.11 to before 5.15.209; 5.16 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.141; 6.7 to before 6.12.91; 6.13 to before 6.18.33; 6.19 to before 7.0.10 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc1 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc2 | Vulnerable | Linux |
| cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.1 rc3 | Vulnerable | Linux |
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.238 to before 4.5; 4.9.238 to before 4.10; 4.14.200 to before 4.15; 4.19.149 to before 4.20; 5.4.69 to before 5.5; 5.7 to before 5.10.258; 5.11 to before 5.15.209; 5.16 to before 6.1.175; 6.2 to before 6.6.141; 6.7 to before 6.12.91; 6.13 to before 6.18.33; 6.19 to before 7.0.10 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Linux
- cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.1 rc3 Vulnerable ·Linux
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 4.5, 4.10, 4.15, 4.20, 5.5
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.258, 5.15.209, 6.1.175, 6.6.141, 6.12.91, 6.18.33, 7.0.10, 7.1
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-52963
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-m4vx-wp7v-hx3x
- 2026-11-03 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f1260a056eb3215c13c48c5378f3e4112dc3af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65b137d351e21cbc5630e73ef0eb1e1d75f5b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728ab0c72e49ca27185067984cd565425eb69b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3b2b01a3e73828e201ece96f863e7a3e0cdc6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0226560540c16717efcceaf15c862cf115b01d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09141583bd97f4bbd7358e29fd138fe798467cdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c59159ce10e75b568cd0d4b29efcb0fb0ddecc94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6854daa67be623860f4e1873fd3d3c275aba4ed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-52963 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-52963 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-m4vx-wp7v-hx3x · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-52963 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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