Bug 2517068 (CVE-2026-74497) - CVE-2026-74497 kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Clamp frame size in implicit-feedback mode
Summary: CVE-2026-74497 kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Clamp frame size in implicit-feedback...
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2026-74497
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Reported: 2026-08-15 12:47 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2026-08-19 16:00 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-15 12:47:58 UTC
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: usb-audio: Clamp frame size in implicit-feedback mode

snd_usb_handle_sync_urb() scales received sync packet sizes by the sender's
stride and stores the result directly in out_packet->packet_size[i]. If a
connected USB device sends an oversized sync packet, this frame count can
exceed ep->maxframesize.

The un-clamped frame count then propagates to the playback endpoint queue,
potentially driving packet transfers beyond the endpoint's hardware frame
limits.

Cap the calculated frame count against ep->maxframesize in
snd_usb_handle_sync_urb() to prevent oversized packets from entering the
playback queue.

Comment 1 Mauro Matteo Cascella 2026-08-19 15:57:11 UTC
Upstream advisory:
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026081540-CVE-2026-74497-e00f@gregkh/T


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