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TI-2026-50540 Aliases CVE-2026-72261GHSA-rv5q-q8w5-hj4r

ASoC: SOF: ipc3-control: Validate size in snd_sof_update_control

Priority LOW 35Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: ipc3-control: Validate size in snd_sof_update_control In snd_sof_update_control(), firmware-provided cdata->num_elems is checked against local_cdata->data->size but never against the actual allocation size. If local_cdata->data->size was previously set to an inconsistent value, the memcpy could write past the allocated buffer. Add a bounds check to ensure num_elems fits within the available space in the ipc_control_data allocation before copying.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00169 6th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Linux (Linux): 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97 +3Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 9 fixed, 2 without a fix

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
LinuxLinux5.18 and later6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2Patch availableCNA
  • Linux VendorLinux Affected 5.18 and later Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——Linux
  • cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·Linux

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.97, 6.18.40, 7.1.5, 7.2

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:71232 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) kernel-64k-debug-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-debug-devel-matched-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8 +12
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) kernel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-64k-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8 +28
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) kernel-tools-libs-devel-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, libperf-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-64k-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8 +21
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9) kernel-rt-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-core-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8, kernel-rt-debug-5.14.0-687.51.1.el9_8 +9
  • RHSA-2026:71213 Released 2026-09-24 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) bpftool-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10, kernel-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10, kernel-abi-stablelists-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10 +19
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) kernel-tools-libs-devel-4.18.0-553.167.1.el8_10
  • RHSA-2026:71016 Released 2026-09-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    kernel-rt security, bug fix, and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10 +9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8) kernel-rt-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-core-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10, kernel-rt-debug-4.18.0-553.167.1.rt7.508.el8_10 +7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:71232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:71213
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:71232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:71213
Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:71232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux NFV (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:71016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux RT (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2026:71016
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:71232
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Real Time for NFV (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2026:71232
Not affected: 2 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-72261
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rv5q-q8w5-hj4r
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2025-26358 tls: fix handling of zero-length records on the rx_list KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-38352 netfilter: bridge: make ebt_snat ARP rewrite writable KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-02452 Incorrect authorization in Ubuntu linux kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2013-05264 The (1) get_user and (2) put_user API functions in the Linux kernel before 3.5.5 on the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-00125 Integer overflow in kernel KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
  • TI-2013-01864 The perf_swevent_init function in kernel/events/core.c in the Linux kernel before 3.8.9… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
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