Out-of-bounds shift in Linux kernel SOF aggregated ALH capture
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: 5 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
The Linux kernel is affected from 6.3 in its ASoC SOF ipc4-topology code for aggregated ALH capture streams. When a capture stream has fewer channels than aggregated devices, a computed step value truncates to zero and then underflows, so a shift uses an out-of-bounds exponent. The UBSAN report shows this as shift-out-of-bounds undefined behavior. The fix applies the same channel mask to every aggregated device instead of splitting channels.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: ipc4-topology: Fix shift-out-of-bounds for aggregated ALH capture When ch_count is smaller than blob->alh_cfg.device_count (e.g. a mono capture stream, such as a SmartMic, aggregated across multiple SDW links), step = ch_count / blob->alh_cfg.device_count truncates to 0. The subsequent GENMASK(step - 1, 0) then underflows step - 1 (u32) to UINT_MAX, causing GENMASK()'s internal shift to use an out-of-bounds exponent: UBSAN: shift-out-of-bounds in sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c:2363:13 shift exponent 18446744069414584384 is too large for 64-bit type 'long unsigned int' Treat ch_count < device_count the same way as the existing "channels equal to output reference channels" case: apply the same ch_mask to every aggregated device instead of trying to split channels that can't be evenly divided.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
Update the Linux kernel to 6.6.161, 6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13 or 7.3, which contain the fix. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, 9 and 10 and Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 and 5 are affected without a fix, and Red Hat lists no plan available for them.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.6.161, 6.12.115, 6.18.59, 7.2.13, 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 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 |
Not affected: 4 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-99182
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-v4wc-fj92-8998
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 CVSS score added · Red Hat
- 2026-10-30 Fix available: Linux/[email protected], Linux/[email protected], Linux/Linux@a92dee3a2a5e1ef05d13731b2f5e2eb9a3125e4e +1 · CNA
- 2026-10-30 2 new references · CNA
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ef9342fa7433643f54de19b980e2aac0fae7201c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a92dee3a2a5e1ef05d13731b2f5e2eb9a3125e4e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cad63a7798d6a6cac1fc68732595f0a3278ff6f0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5e1322787c5e424a570e87c8c2c25e37552cbe3b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/746de48c3a250f0c264105dcbfcdf0c5001e970b
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Sources
- CVE-2026-99182 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-99182 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v4wc-fj92-8998 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-99182 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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