Review reviewHigh

CVE-2025-40269

Linux

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential overflow of PCM transfer buffer The PCM stream data in USB-audio driver is transferred over USB URB packet buffers, and each packet size is determined dynamically. The packet sizes are limited by some factors such as wMaxPacketSize USB descriptor. OTOH, in the current code, the actually used packet sizes are determined only by the rate and the PPS, which may be bigger than the size limit above. This results in a buffer overflow, as reported by syzbot. Basically when the limit is smaller than t...

CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.17%
6.96% percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Published
2025.12.07
PRIORITY ASSESSMENT

Review review

The CVSS severity warrants an early asset and exposure review.

Known exploitationNot established by KEV
Exploit probability0.17%
Technical severityCVSS 7.8

Vulnerability overview

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix potential overflow of PCM transfer buffer The PCM stream data in USB-audio driver is transferred over USB URB packet buffers, and each packet size is determined dynamically. The packet sizes are limited by some factors such as wMaxPacketSize USB descriptor. OTOH, in the current code, the actually used packet sizes are determined only by the rate and the PPS, which may be bigger than the size limit above. This results in a buffer overflow, as reported by syzbot. Basically when the limit is smaller than t...

Affected product and versions

Product
Linux
Affected versions
>= 02c56650f3c118d3752122996d96173d26bb13aa < 480a1490c595a242f27493a4544b3efb21b29f6a, >= 5ef30e443e6d3654cccecec99cf481a69a0a6d3b < ab0b5e92fc36ee82c1bd01fe896d0f775ed5de41, >= 99703c921864a318e3e8aae74fde071b1ff35bea < 282aba56713bbc58155716b55ca7222b2d9cf3c8, >= 2d50acd7dbd0682a56968ad9551341d7fc5b6eaf < c4dc012b027c9eb101583011089dea14d744e314, >= aba41867dd66939d336fdf604e4d73b805d8039f < e0ed5a36fb3ab9e7b9ee45cd17f09f6d5f594360, >= d288dc74f8cf95cb7ae0aaf245b7128627a49bf3 < d67dde02049e632ba58d3c44a164a74b6a737154, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < 6a5da3fa80affc948923f20a4e086177f505e86e, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < 217d47255a2ec8b246f2725f5db9ac3f1d4109d7, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < ef592bf2232a2daa9fffa8881881fc9957ea56e9, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < ece3b981bb6620e47fac826a2156c090b1a936a0, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < 98e9d5e33bda8db875cc1a4fe99c192658e45ab6, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < d2c04f20ccc6c0d219e6d3038bab45bc66a178ad, >= f0bd62b64016508938df9babe47f65c2c727d25c < 05a1fc5efdd8560f34a3af39c9cf1e1526cc3ddf, >= 4.4.229 < 4.4.230, >= 4.9.229 < 4.9.230, >= 4.14.186 < 4.14.188, >= 4.19.130 < 4.19.132, >= 5.4.49 < 5.4.51, >= 5.7.6 < 5.7.8, >= 5.8
Fixed versions
No verified fixed-version field is available yet

Recommended response sequence

Confirm exposure before applying a vendor-supported change.

Full remediation guide
  1. 1
    Identify

    Confirm that Linux and an affected version are present.

  2. 2
    Prioritize

    Combine exploitation signals with asset exposure and business criticality.

  3. 3
    Remediate

    Follow the vendor advisory or supported update path and preserve rollback options.

  4. 4
    Verify

    Recheck the version, service health, access paths, and relevant logs.

Technical data

CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
Not available
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