CVE-2026-52963
What it is
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Bound MIDI endpoint descriptor scans snd_usbmidi_get_ms_info() validates the internal MIDIStreaming endpoint descriptor size before using baAssocJackID[], but the descriptor walker can still return a class-specific endpoint descriptor whose bLength exceeds the remaining bytes in the endpoint-extra scan. That leaves later flexible-array reads bounded by bLength, but not by the remaining bytes in the endpoint-extra scan. Stop walking when bLength is zero or extends past the remaining endpoint-extra scan.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.5 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Linux Kernel < 4.5
- Linux Kernel < 4.10
- Linux Kernel < 4.15
- Linux Kernel < 4.20
- Linux Kernel < 5.5
- Linux Kernel < 5.10.258
- Linux Kernel < 5.15.209
- Linux Kernel < 6.1.175
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.5
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09141583bd97f4bbd7358e29fd138fe798467cdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3b2b01a3e73828e201ece96f863e7a3e0cdc6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728ab0c72e49ca27185067984cd565425eb69b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0226560540c16717efcceaf15c862cf115b01d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c59159ce10e75b568cd0d4b29efcb0fb0ddecc94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65b137d351e21cbc5630e73ef0eb1e1d75f5b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6854daa67be623860f4e1873fd3d3c275aba4ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f1260a056eb3215c13c48c5378f3e4112dc3af
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/09141583bd97f4bbd7358e29fd138fe798467cdb
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d3b2b01a3e73828e201ece96f863e7a3e0cdc6e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/728ab0c72e49ca27185067984cd565425eb69b2e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0226560540c16717efcceaf15c862cf115b01d3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c59159ce10e75b568cd0d4b29efcb0fb0ddecc94
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c65b137d351e21cbc5630e73ef0eb1e1d75f5b20
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6854daa67be623860f4e1873fd3d3c275aba4ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e2f1260a056eb3215c13c48c5378f3e4112dc3af