ALSA: firewire: isight: bound the sample count to the packet payload
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: 2 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: firewire: isight: bound the sample count to the packet payload isight_packet() takes the frame count from the device iso packet and checks it only against the device claimed iso length. count = be32_to_cpu(payload->sample_count); if (likely(count <= (length - 16) / 4)) isight_samples(isight, payload->samples, count); length is the iso header data_length. It can be up to 0xffff. So the gate allows a count up to about 16379. isight_samples() then copies count frames out of payload->samples into the PCM DMA buffer. payload->samples holds only 2 * MAX_FRAMES_PER_PACKET values. The device multiplexes two samples per frame. A count past MAX_FRAMES_PER_PACKET reads past the payload. A count past the buffer size writes past runtime->dma_area. The smallest PCM buffer is larger than MAX_FRAMES_PER_PACKET. Bounding the count to MAX_FRAMES_PER_PACKET keeps both the read and the write in range. A malicious or faulty Apple iSight on the FireWire bus reaches this during a normal capture. Add the MAX_FRAMES_PER_PACKET bound to the gate.
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 3 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64483
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j22x-mh97-frw2
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24423e0a9251d348c3f1fb0bb0e61b879e1e976c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ebbffacda6733dcbcef601b5b523460f8d8b671e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/57e4d9043afc1eaddee8f50d11def6e65415d273
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3ed2fa1ed8cc65f910b8bbc0be3cc366b30f8478
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31da82b9676c6b112e7c72c7529e6812b919742a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8e48a29813df8dd71503800b7acf69c12c035045
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/31a01b70bb90e3ef3147f308e2ea899e1d2485ca
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b9667982e4df2ed7744f86b1144f8bb58eb698
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64483 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64483 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j22x-mh97-frw2 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64483 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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