Bug 2436825 (CVE-2026-23078) - CVE-2026-23078 kernel: ALSA: scarlett2: Fix buffer overflow in config retrieval
Summary: CVE-2026-23078 kernel: ALSA: scarlett2: Fix buffer overflow in config retrieval
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-23078
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-02-04 17:05 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-02-05 17:11 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-02-04 17:05:14 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: scarlett2: Fix buffer overflow in config retrieval

The scarlett2_usb_get_config() function has a logic error in the
endianness conversion code that can cause buffer overflows when
count > 1.

The code checks `if (size == 2)` where `size` is the total buffer size in
bytes, then loops `count` times treating each element as u16 (2 bytes).
This causes the loop to access `count * 2` bytes when the buffer only
has `size` bytes allocated.

Fix by checking the element size (config_item->size) instead of the
total buffer size. This ensures the endianness conversion matches the
actual element type.

Comment 1 Jon Moroney 2026-02-04 19:43:50 UTC Comment hidden (spam)

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