5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2026-52964
ALSA: usb-audio: Bound MIDI 2.0 endpoint descriptor scans
Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Bound MIDI 2.0 endpoint descriptor scans The USB MIDI 2.0 endpoint parser has the same descriptor walking pattern as the legacy MIDI parser. It validates bLength against bNumGrpTrmBlock before reading baAssoGrpTrmBlkID[], but not against the remaining bytes in the endpoint-extra scan. A malformed device can therefore make later baAssoGrpTrmBlkID[] reads consume bytes past the walked descriptor. Reject zero-length and overlong descriptors while walking endpoint extras.

INFO

Published Date :

June 24, 2026, 5:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2026, 4:12 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No

Source :

416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Affected Products

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ID Vendor Product Action
1 Linux linux_kernel
CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update the Linux kernel to resolve descriptor parsing issues in the ALSA USB audio driver.
  • Update the Linux kernel to the latest version.
  • Apply relevant security patches for ALSA.
  • Reboot the system after updating.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:7.1:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7 up to (excluding) 6.12.91 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.13 up to (excluding) 6.18.33 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.19 up to (excluding) 7.0.10 *cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.5 up to (excluding) 6.6.141
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e76b19de1aff5ff4de64d269290bd1b07a01d3 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/918be519c7876329e1b6e2ea1c59f0b75e792dca Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a310b4bebda5e4a1b26520c0cc5145ccd6d617e2 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c184a83574549a36ea69b755f650e57d164c78 Types: Patch
    Added Reference Type kernel.org: https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafc97bd01e4c737eaeafadfdadb1af4bbfa7307 Types: Patch
  • New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67

    Jun. 24, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ff49d1df79aef7580fe3ac99d17c3f886655d080', 'lessThan': 'fafc97bd01e4c737eaeafadfdadb1af4bbfa7307', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ff49d1df79aef7580fe3ac99d17c3f886655d080', 'lessThan': 'a310b4bebda5e4a1b26520c0cc5145ccd6d617e2', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ff49d1df79aef7580fe3ac99d17c3f886655d080', 'lessThan': 'f9c184a83574549a36ea69b755f650e57d164c78', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ff49d1df79aef7580fe3ac99d17c3f886655d080', 'lessThan': '17e76b19de1aff5ff4de64d269290bd1b07a01d3', 'versionType': 'git'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': 'ff49d1df79aef7580fe3ac99d17c3f886655d080', 'lessThan': '918be519c7876329e1b6e2ea1c59f0b75e792dca', 'versionType': 'git'}], 'programFiles': ['sound/usb/midi2.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'unaffected'}, {'repo': 'https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git', 'vendor': 'Linux', 'product': 'Linux', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '6.5'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '0', 'lessThan': '6.5', 'versionType': 'semver'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.6.141', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.6.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.12.91', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.12.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '6.18.33', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '6.18.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.0.10', 'versionType': 'semver', 'lessThanOrEqual': '7.0.*'}, {'status': 'unaffected', 'version': '7.1', 'versionType': 'original_commit_for_fix', 'lessThanOrEqual': '*'}], 'programFiles': ['sound/usb/midi2.c'], 'defaultStatus': 'affected'}]
    Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Bound MIDI 2.0 endpoint descriptor scans The USB MIDI 2.0 endpoint parser has the same descriptor walking pattern as the legacy MIDI parser. It validates bLength against bNumGrpTrmBlock before reading baAssoGrpTrmBlkID[], but not against the remaining bytes in the endpoint-extra scan. A malformed device can therefore make later baAssoGrpTrmBlkID[] reads consume bytes past the walked descriptor. Reject zero-length and overlong descriptors while walking endpoint extras.
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/17e76b19de1aff5ff4de64d269290bd1b07a01d3
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/918be519c7876329e1b6e2ea1c59f0b75e792dca
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a310b4bebda5e4a1b26520c0cc5145ccd6d617e2
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f9c184a83574549a36ea69b755f650e57d164c78
    Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fafc97bd01e4c737eaeafadfdadb1af4bbfa7307
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