CVE-2025-38249
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out-of-bounds read in snd_usb_get_audioformat_uac3() In snd_usb_get_audioformat_uac3(), the length value returned from snd_usb_ctl_msg() is used directly for memory…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.16%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix out-of-bounds read in snd_usb_get_audioformat_uac3() In snd_usb_get_audioformat_uac3(), the length value returned from snd_usb_ctl_msg() is used directly for memory allocation without validation. This length is controlled by the USB device. The allocated buffer is cast to a uac3_cluster_header_descriptor and its fields are accessed without verifying that the buffer is large enough. If the device returns a smaller than expected length, this leads to an out-of-bounds read. Add a length check to ensure the buffer is large enough for uac3_cluster_header_descriptor.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.16% probability · 6th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel · debian/debian linux
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0ee87c2814deb5e42921281116ac3abcb326880bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e740dc1a2c8590eb7074b5c4ab921bb6224c36Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24ff7d465c4284529bbfa207757bffb6f44b6403Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2dc1c3edf67abd30c757f8054a5da61927cdda21Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6eb211788e1370af52a245d4d7da35c374c7b401Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/74fcb3852a2f579151ce80b9ed96cd916ba0d5d8Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c3fb926abe90d86f5e3055e0035f04d9892a118bPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fb4e2a6e8f28a3c0ad382e363aeb9cd822007b8aPatch
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00007.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/10/msg00008.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.