CVE-2024-27436
ALSA: usb-audio: Stop parsing channels bits when all channels are found.
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Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Stop parsing channels bits when all channels are found. If a usb audio device sets more bits than the amount of channels it could write outside of the map array.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/22cad1b841a63635a38273b799b4791f202ade72
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5cd466673b34bac369334f66cbe14bb77b7d7827
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/629af0d5fe94a35f498ba2c3f19bd78bfa591be6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d5dc96b154be371df0d62ecb07efe400701ed8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6d88b289fb0a8d055cb79d1c46a56aba7809d96d
References (12)
SSVC — Action Prioritization
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CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
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