CVE-2026-74500
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: fix stack info leak in RME Digiface status snd_rme_digiface_read_status() reads a four-word status block from the device into an uninitialised on-stack __le32 buf[4] and, whenever the vendor control-IN transfer does not return a negative error, copies all four words into the caller's status[]. snd_usb_ctl_msg() copies the full requested size back into the caller's buffer regardless of how many bytes the data stage actually delivered: buf = kmemdup(data, size, GFP_KERNEL); err = usb_control_msg(dev, pipe, request, requesttype, value, index, buf, size, timeout); memcpy(data, buf, size); usb_control_msg() returns the transferred length on a short control-IN, which is a non-negative value, and writes only that many bytes. The remainder of the copy back is the kmemdup()ed image of the caller's buffer, so a device answering with a short data stage leaves the trailing words of buf[] holding leftover kernel stack. The only guard in the caller is err < 0, so those words are stored into status[]. They then reach user space: snd_rme_digiface_get_status_val() selects a 16-bit halfword of status[] per the control's reg/mask, and the eight Digiface status controls together expose the whole 16-byte frame to an unprivileged reader of /dev/snd/controlC*. Zero-initialise the buffer so a short read yields zeros instead of stack residue. This mirrors snd_rme_get_status1(), which already clears its output word before the same kind of vendor read. Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <[email protected]>
Affected versions
Linux kernel versions
6.10.14,
6.11.3,
6.12
and later are affected. Fixed in
6.12.103,
6.18.44,
7.1.8,
7.2-rc6
and their respective stable series.
References
4 totalFrequently asked questions
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What is CVE-2026-74500?
CVE-2026-74500 is a unscored severity Linux kernel vulnerability . It affects Linux kernel versions from 6.10.14 onward and has been patched in 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8 and others. CVE-2026-74500 has not been confirmed as actively exploited and is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
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Is there a patch available for CVE-2026-74500?
Yes. CVE-2026-74500 has been patched. Fixed versions include 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8 and others. If you are running Linux kernel 6.10.14 or later up to the fix versions, apply the relevant patch for your kernel branch.
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Is CVE-2026-74500 actively exploited?
No. CVE-2026-74500 has not been confirmed as actively exploited. It is not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.