{ "dataType": "CVE_RECORD", "dataVersion": "5.2", "cveMetadata": { "cveId": "CVE-2026-72261", "assignerOrgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "state": "PUBLISHED", "assignerShortName": "Linux", "dateReserved": "2026-08-09T03:40:39.915Z", "datePublished": "2026-08-15T05:54:49.022Z", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T18:55:13.974Z" }, "containers": { "cna": { "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67", "shortName": "Linux", "dateUpdated": "2026-08-17T05:42:10.529Z" }, "descriptions": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: SOF: ipc3-control: Validate size in snd_sof_update_control\n\nIn snd_sof_update_control(), firmware-provided cdata->num_elems is\nchecked against local_cdata->data->size but never against the actual\nallocation size. If local_cdata->data->size was previously set to an\ninconsistent value, the memcpy could write past the allocated buffer.\n\nAdd a bounds check to ensure num_elems fits within the available space\nin the ipc_control_data allocation before copying." } ], "metrics": [ { "cvssV3_1": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "scenarios": [ { "lang": "en", "value": "AV:L - The bug is reached on local SOF/IPC3 systems when DSP firmware sends SOF_IPC_GLB_COMP_MSG notifications that flow through sof_ipc3_rx_msg() to sof_ipc3_control_update() and snd_sof_update_control(); setup uses local ALSA ioctl/TLV on /dev/snd/controlC*, not remote network input.\nAC:L - An attacker can create the inconsistent local_cdata->data->size via ALSA bytes put/get IPC to the DSP and then reliably provoke matching firmware control notifications by driving audio activity; no uncontrollable memory layout or victim timing is required.\nPR:L - Reaching SOF binary kcontrols requires only local ALSA access to sound control devices, which is typically granted to unprivileged users in the audio group without init-namespace root or CAP_SYS_ADMIN; user namespaces do not grant this hardware path.\nUI:N - No separate victim action is needed; exploitation uses the attacker's own local ALSA clients and audio sessions to reach the vulnerable IPC3 control-update path on affected SOF hardware.\nS:U - Impact is kernel heap corruption and privilege escalation within the host kernel security domain; it does not cross VM, container, or IOMMU boundaries into another authority.\nC:H - The unchecked memcpy can write past the ipc_control_data kzalloc buffer, corrupting adjacent kernel heap objects and enabling information disclosure or further memory corruption primitives beyond the intended control cache.\nI:H - This is an out-of-bounds kernel heap write that can overwrite adjacent structures and be leveraged for control-flow hijack or local privilege escalation, not merely limited or benign data modification.\nA:H - Writing beyond the allocated ipc_control_data buffer can corrupt critical kernel heap metadata or objects and cause kernel oops/panic or system instability, satisfying high availability impact for kernel crashes." } ] } ], "affected": [ { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "unaffected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "sound/soc/sof/ipc3-control.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "10f461d79c2d1afb22344986cc1b4631169cf25e", "lessThan": "1dc25a3e06364f48c4ef06016852f8b82425151a", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "10f461d79c2d1afb22344986cc1b4631169cf25e", "lessThan": "ee781058cd4d71e4449f41cbe6a3b8c59daa2c51", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "10f461d79c2d1afb22344986cc1b4631169cf25e", "lessThan": "ecf67f1302f2080b4d241b973364aacda70ad740", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "10f461d79c2d1afb22344986cc1b4631169cf25e", "lessThan": "d3abaedf6a58469610136d2dace1a85cddf7afcf", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "10f461d79c2d1afb22344986cc1b4631169cf25e", "lessThan": "2a591bf6fd41fd14bdae689aafac4a9ee702c23c", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" }, { "version": "10f461d79c2d1afb22344986cc1b4631169cf25e", "lessThan": "390aa4c9339bb0ec0bc8d554e830faf93ca9d49e", "status": "affected", "versionType": "git" } ] }, { "product": "Linux", "vendor": "Linux", "defaultStatus": "affected", "repo": "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git", "programFiles": [ "sound/soc/sof/ipc3-control.c" ], "versions": [ { "version": "5.18", "status": "affected" }, { "version": "0", "lessThan": "5.18", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.1.178", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.6.145", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.6.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.12.97", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.12.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "6.18.40", "lessThanOrEqual": "6.18.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.1.5", "lessThanOrEqual": "7.1.*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "semver" }, { "version": "7.2", "lessThanOrEqual": "*", "status": "unaffected", "versionType": "original_commit_for_fix" } ] } ], "cpeApplicability": [ { "nodes": [ { "operator": "OR", "negate": false, "cpeMatch": [ { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.1.178" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.6.145" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.12.97" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.18", "versionEndExcluding": "6.18.40" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.18", "versionEndExcluding": "7.1.5" }, { "vulnerable": true, "criteria": "cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*", "versionStartIncluding": "5.18", "versionEndExcluding": "7.2" } ] } ] } ], "references": [ { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dc25a3e06364f48c4ef06016852f8b82425151a" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ee781058cd4d71e4449f41cbe6a3b8c59daa2c51" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ecf67f1302f2080b4d241b973364aacda70ad740" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3abaedf6a58469610136d2dace1a85cddf7afcf" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2a591bf6fd41fd14bdae689aafac4a9ee702c23c" }, { "url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/390aa4c9339bb0ec0bc8d554e830faf93ca9d49e" } ], "title": "ASoC: SOF: ipc3-control: Validate size in snd_sof_update_control", "x_generator": { "engine": "bippy-1.2.0" } }, "adp": [ { "metrics": [ { "other": { "type": "ssvc", "content": { "id": "CVE-2026-72261", "role": "CISA Coordinator", "options": [ { "Exploitation": "none" }, { "Automatable": "no" }, { "Technical Impact": "total" } ], "version": "2.0.3", "timestamp": "2026-10-16T18:45:28.490975Z" } } } ], "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment", "providerMetadata": { "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0", "shortName": "CISA-ADP", "dateUpdated": "2026-10-16T18:55:13.974Z" } } ] } }