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Linux Kernel CVE-2026-23078

HIGH
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-02-04 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Patch released
Apr 09, 2026 - 20:30 nvd
Patch available
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:54 vuln.today
CVE Published
Feb 04, 2026 - 17:16 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: scarlett2: Fix buffer overflow in config retrieval

The scarlett2_usb_get_config() function has a logic error in the endianness conversion code that can cause buffer overflows when count > 1.

The code checks if (size == 2) where size is the total buffer size in bytes, then loops count times treating each element as u16 (2 bytes). This causes the loop to access count * 2 bytes when the buffer only has size bytes allocated.

Fix by checking the element size (config_item->size) instead of the total buffer size. This ensures the endianness conversion matches the actual element type.

AnalysisAI

A buffer overflow in the Linux kernel's ALSA scarlett2 USB driver allows local attackers with user privileges to corrupt memory and potentially execute code by triggering improper endianness conversion during audio device configuration retrieval. The vulnerability stems from incorrect size validation that causes the function to access more bytes than allocated when processing multiple configuration elements. No patch is currently available for this vulnerability affecting Linux systems with Scarlett audio interfaces.

Technical ContextAI

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: scarlett2: Fix buffer overflow in config retrieval

The scarlett2_usb_get_config() function has a logic error in the endianness conversion code that can cause buffer overflows when count > 1.

The code checks if (size == 2) where size is the total buffer size in bytes, then loops count times treating each element as u16 (2 bytes). This causes the loop to access count * 2 bytes when the buffer only has size bytes

RemediationAI

Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries where possible.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: High
Product Status
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/base-os-container:2.1.3-7.105 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/kvm-os-container:2.1.3-6.124 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.0/rt-os-container:2.1.3-7.146 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/baremetal-os-container:2.2.1-7.67 Affected
Container suse/sl-micro/6.1/base-os-container:2.2.1-5.90 Affected

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