ALSA: caiaq: fix stack out-of-bounds read in init_card (Linux Linux)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.13 % · percentile 2 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- Linux
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: fix stack out-of-bounds read in init_card The loop creates a whitespace-stripped copy of the card shortname where `len < sizeof(card->id)` is used for the bounds check. Since sizeof(card->id) is 16 and the local id buffer is also 16 bytes, writing 16 non-space characters fills the entire buffer, overwriting the terminating nullbyte. When this non-null-terminated string is later passed to snd_card_set_id() -> copy_valid_id_string(), the function scans forward with `while (*nid && ...)` and reads past the end of the stack buffer, reading the contents of the stack. A USB device with a product name containing many non-ASCII, non-space characters (e.g. multibyte UTF-8) will reliably trigger this as follows: BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in copy_valid_id_string sound/core/init.c:696 [inline] BUG: KASAN: stack-out-of-bounds in snd_card_set_id_no_lock+0x698/0x74c sound/core/init.c:718 The off-by-one has been present since commit bafeee5b1f8d ("ALSA: snd_usb_caiaq: give better shortname") from June 2009 (v2.6.31-rc1), which first introduced this whitespace-stripping loop. The original code never accounted for the null terminator when bounding the copy. Fix this by changing the loop bound to `sizeof(card->id) - 1`, ensuring at least one byte remains as the null terminator.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02d9c5b0b5553a391448b6d655262bd829f90234
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3f7f8bae0d52cbd07ab04b76b6aac89ef98ee9f6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/66194c2575a4f567577ae70b1d7561163ce791a6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a82c1bce2d1299dd3c686a8fe48cf75b79a403c7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3178b62e2e31bab39f63d4c8e54bf4ee0a425627
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3afa2e67f3523a980a2f90fd63c22322ac2b9ce0
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7594a6464873d90fd229e5b94cdd3b92c9feabed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/45424e871abf2a152e247a9cff78359f18dd95c0
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-26591
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-31778
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1229 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1093 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1066 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1064 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0985 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0954 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0927 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0926 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux d'Ubuntu · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0782 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de SUSE · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0696 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0548 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
- CERTFR-2026-AVI-0547 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans le noyau Linux de Debian LTS · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 2.6.31 < 5.10.253cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.11 < 5.15.203cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 5.16 < 6.1.168cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.2 < 6.6.134cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.7 < 6.12.81cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.13 < 6.18.22cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 6.19 < 6.19.12cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.0:rc6:*:*:*:*:*:*
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Linux · Linux | affected bafeee5b1f8d32cbf791c322b40a6fa91d8ccf7a < 02d9c5b0b5553a391448b6d655262bd829f90234 ; affected bafeee5b1f8d32cbf791c322b40a6fa91d8ccf7a < 3f7f8bae0d52cbd07ab04b76b6aac89ef98ee9f6 ; affected bafeee5b1f8d32cbf791c322b40a6fa91d8ccf7a < 66194c2575a4f567577ae70b1d7561163ce791a6 ; affected bafeee5b1f8d32cbf791c322b40a6fa91d8ccf7a < a82c1bce2d1299dd3c686a8fe48cf75b79a403c7 ; affected bafeee5b1f8d32cbf791c322b40a6fa91d8ccf7a < 3178b62e2e31bab39f63d4c8e54bf4ee0a425627 ; affected bafeee5b1f8d32cbf791c322b40a6fa91d8ccf7a < 3afa2e67f3523a980a2f90fd63c22322ac2b9ce0 |
| Linux · Linux | affected 2.6.31 ; unaffected 0 < 2.6.31 ; unaffected 5.10.253 ≤ 5.10.* ; unaffected 5.15.203 ≤ 5.15.* ; unaffected 6.1.168 ≤ 6.1.* ; unaffected 6.6.134 ≤ 6.6.* |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |