CVE-2026-80966
kernel: ALSA: portman2x4: Check card index validity at probe
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · September 11, 2026
Updated · September 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the ALSA portman2x4 driver of the Linux kernel. This vulnerability occurs because the driver does not properly validate the card index, specifically failing to check for negative ID values. A local attacker could exploit this by providing a negative ID value via sysfs, leading to an out-of-bounds memory access. This could potentially result in system instability or information disclosure.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read