CVE-2026-80968

Description

A flaw was found in the ALSA mts64 driver within the Linux kernel. This driver does not properly validate the card index, specifically failing to check for negative ID values when bound via sysfs. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an out-of-bounds access, potentially leading to a denial of service or other memory corruption issues.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.

Understanding the Weakness (CWE)

Integrity

Technical Impact: Modify Memory; Execute Unauthorized Code or Commands

Write operations could cause memory corruption. In some cases, an adversary can modify control data such as return addresses in order to execute unexpected code.

Availability

Technical Impact: DoS: Crash, Exit, or Restart

Attempting to access out-of-range, invalid, or unauthorized memory could cause the product to crash.

Other

Technical Impact: Unexpected State

Subsequent write operations can produce undefined or unexpected results.

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