GHSA-4QJ6-J88P-JQG9

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-25 12:31 – Updated: 2026-07-27 06:30
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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: virtio: Validate control metadata from the device

virtio-snd control handling trusts the device-provided control type and value count returned by the device.

That metadata is then used directly to index g_v2a_type_map[] in virtsnd_kctl_info(), and to size loops and memcpy() operations in virtsnd_kctl_get() and virtsnd_kctl_put() against fixed-size virtio_snd_ctl_value and snd_ctl_elem_value arrays.

A buggy or malicious device can therefore trigger out-of-bounds access by advertising an invalid control type or an oversized value count.

Validate control type and count once in virtsnd_kctl_parse_cfg(), before querying enumerated items or exposing the control to ALSA.

Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2026-64490"
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    "cwe_ids": [],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-07-25T10:17:34Z",
    "severity": "HIGH"
  },
  "details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: virtio: Validate control metadata from the device\n\nvirtio-snd control handling trusts the device-provided control type and\nvalue count returned by the device.\n\nThat metadata is then used directly to index g_v2a_type_map[] in\nvirtsnd_kctl_info(), and to size loops and memcpy() operations in\nvirtsnd_kctl_get() and virtsnd_kctl_put() against fixed-size\nvirtio_snd_ctl_value and snd_ctl_elem_value arrays.\n\nA buggy or malicious device can therefore trigger out-of-bounds access by\nadvertising an invalid control type or an oversized value count.\n\nValidate control type and count once in virtsnd_kctl_parse_cfg(), before\nquerying enumerated items or exposing the control to ALSA.",
  "id": "GHSA-4qj6-j88p-jqg9",
  "modified": "2026-07-27T06:30:40Z",
  "published": "2026-07-25T12:31:37Z",
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