High severity · published Mar 25, 2026
CVE-2026-23318
ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation
7.1
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation
The entry of the validators table for UAC3 AC header descriptor is
defined with the wrong protocol version UAC_VERSION_2, while it should
have been UAC_VERSION_3. This results in the validator never matching
for actual UAC3 devices (protocol == UAC_VERSION_3), causing their
header descriptors to bypass validation entirely. A malicious USB
device presenting a truncated UAC3 header could exploit this to cause
out-of-bounds reads when the driver later accesses unvalidated
descriptor fields.
The bug was introduced in the same commit as the recently fixed UAC3
feature unit sub-type typo, and appears to be from the same copy-paste
error when the UAC3 section was created from the UAC2 section.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 3% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KE
Kernel · Linux
4.19.84 before 4.20; 5.3.11 before 5.4; 5.4.1 before 5.10.253; 5.11 before 5.15.203; 5.16 before 6.1.167; 6.2 before 6.6.130; +11 more · source: NVD
LI
Linux · Linux
57f8770620e9b51c61089751f0b5ad3dbe376ff2 before 82a7d0a1b88798de1a609130080ce0c65dd869e9; 57f8770620e9b51c61089751f0b5ad3dbe376ff2 before 8307d93e63d5f54ef10412d4db2dd551e920dee4; 57f8770620e9b51c61089751f0b5ad3dbe376ff2 before 0dcd1ed96c03459cf14706885c9dd3c1fd8bd29f; 57f8770620e9b51c61089751f0b5ad3dbe376ff2 before a0c6ae2ea84528f198bf7fd0117f12fd0cf6d7cc; 57f8770620e9b51c61089751f0b5ad3dbe376ff2 before d3904ca40515272681ae61ad6f561c24f190957f; 57f8770620e9b51c61089751f0b5ad3dbe376ff2 before 1e5753ff4c2e86aa88516f97a224c90a3d0b133e; +7 more · source: vendor
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem · Siemens
0 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-23318
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23318
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcd1ed96c03459cf14706885c9dd3c1fd8bd29f
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5753ff4c2e86aa88516f97a224c90a3d0b133e
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/499ffd15b00dc91ac95c28f76959dfb5cdcc84d5
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f9d645a5453d0bfece0c465d34aaf072ea99fa
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a7d0a1b88798de1a609130080ce0c65dd869e9
Patch
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8307d93e63d5f54ef10412d4db2dd551e920dee4
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