ALSA: mpu401: Check card index validity at probe
mpu401 driver blindly trusts that the given devptr->id value is within
the proper card index range at probe. It's OK for the devices the
driver itself creates at the module probe time, but if the device is
bound manually via sysfs interface, this could be -1 as "none", and
this leads to OOB access for index[] and other parameters.
Add a sanity check for the card index and warn/correct it if it's a
value out of the range.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-125 | |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: mpu401: Check card index validity at probe mpu401 driver blindly trusts that the given devptr->id value is within the proper card index range at probe. It's OK for the devices the driver itself creates at the module probe time, but if the device is bound manually via sysfs interface, this could be -1 as "none", and this leads to OOB access for index[] and other parameters. Add a sanity check for the card index and warn/correct it if it's a value out of the range. | |
| Title | ALSA: mpu401: Check card index validity at probe | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-11T19:42:33.128Z
Reserved: 2026-08-26T14:34:25.810Z
Link: CVE-2026-80969
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-11T20:19:02.967
Modified: 2026-09-11T20:19:02.967
Link: CVE-2026-80969
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CWE-125
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