ALSA: usbusx2y: validate URB actual_length in interrupt callback
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: 7 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: usbusx2y: validate URB actual_length in interrupt callback i_usx2y_in04_int() processes the interrupt URB data without checking urb->actual_length. A short transfer from a malfunctioning device would cause the handler to process uninitialized heap data from the kmalloc-allocated in04_buf, which is then copied to the mmap-accessible ctl_snapshot[] array. Fix by using kzalloc() for in04_buf to zero-initialize the buffer, and adding an actual_length check to skip processing on short transfers while still resubmitting the URB.
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 6.6.160, 6.12.111, 6.18.53, 7.2.7, 7.3
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 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 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-97929
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7jc2-x3x6-f88w
- 2026-10-19 Fix available: Linux/[email protected] · CNA
- 2026-10-21 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@c3576cb77b527f223cf2b9fc2b2e9af5e7adee25 · CNA
- 2026-10-21 1 new reference · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3576cb77b527f223cf2b9fc2b2e9af5e7adee25
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c156584999bf15118f523ef6c6fedc5b21f46bd9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0c30fe6c0d5902bd8a7d1d5720bead5bbe46f7d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2770321b358658e0a39fe39ccf6a91ee97a81931
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f5ef203abda9dd36b2af473c7b737d544f807bd
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Sources
- CVE-2026-97929 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-97929 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7jc2-x3x6-f88w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-97929 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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