Out-of-bounds read in Linux kernel - CVE-2026-23318
Published: March 25, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU124529
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-23318
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Linux Foundation
Affected software:
Linux kernel
Linux kernel
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows an attacker with physical access to cause a denial of service.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in the ALSA usb-audio driver when handling USB audio descriptors from a UAC3 device. An attacker with physical access can connect a malicious USB device presenting a truncated UAC3 header to cause out-of-bounds reads, leading to a denial of service.
Exploitation requires physical access to attach a malicious USB device.
How to mitigate CVE-2026-23318
Install security update from vendor's repository.
Sources
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcd1ed96c03459cf14706885c9dd3c1fd8bd29f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5753ff4c2e86aa88516f97a224c90a3d0b133e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/499ffd15b00dc91ac95c28f76959dfb5cdcc84d5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f9d645a5453d0bfece0c465d34aaf072ea99fa
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c6ae2ea84528f198bf7fd0117f12fd0cf6d7cc
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3904ca40515272681ae61ad6f561c24f190957f