CVE-2026-23318

HIGHNVD 7.17.1
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-03-25. NVD baseline CVSS 7.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 7.1Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation

The entry of the validators table for UAC3 AC header descriptor is defined with the wrong protocol version UAC_VERSION_2, while it should have been UAC_VERSION_3. This results in the validator never matching for actual UAC3 devices (protocol == UAC_VERSION_3), causing their header descriptors to bypass validation entirely. A malicious USB device presenting a truncated UAC3 header could exploit this to cause out-of-bounds reads when the driver later accesses unvalidated descriptor fields.

The bug was introduced in the same commit as the recently fixed UAC3 feature unit sub-type typo, and appears to be from the same copy-paste error when the UAC3 section was created from the UAC2 section.

CVSS v3
7.1
EG Score
7.1(medium)
EG Risk
37(Track)
EG Risk 37/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity71% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
3%
KEV
Not listed

Published

March 25, 2026

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

Advisory Details (8)

Auto-updated Aug 4, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d3904ca40515272681ae61ad6f561c24f190957f
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a0c6ae2ea84528f198bf7fd0117f12fd0cf6d7cc
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8307d93e63d5f54ef10412d4db2dd551e920dee4
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82a7d0a1b88798de1a609130080ce0c65dd869e9
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/54f9d645a5453d0bfece0c465d34aaf072ea99fa
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/499ffd15b00dc91ac95c28f76959dfb5cdcc84d5
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1e5753ff4c2e86aa88516f97a224c90a3d0b133e
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0dcd1ed96c03459cf14706885c9dd3c1fd8bd29f

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-23318(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(2)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
linuxKernel @ 5.10.253osv
linuxKernel @ 6.1.167osv

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(5 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux5.10.103-1 ... 5.10.92-2 (53 versions)5.10.257-1
linux-6.16.1.106-3~deb11u1 ... 6.1.164-1~deb11u1 (16 versions)6.1.170-1~deb11u1
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.1.106-1 ... 6.1.99-1 (48 versions)6.1.170-1
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.38-1 ... 6.12.85-1~bpo12+1 (17 versions)6.12.85-1
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
linux6.12.100-1 ... 6.19~rc8-1~exp1 (117 versions)6.19.8-1

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Additional Vendor Advisories

(24)

Vendors that published advisories for this CVE beyond the curated set above. Broader coverage but minimal per-row detail — click through for the original advisory.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 58× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-02 15:01 UTCOSV refresh
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  32. 2026-08-06 19:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  41. 2026-08-03 23:51 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-03 23:51 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-03 10:35 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-02 15:39 UTCEG score recompute
  45. 2026-08-02 15:39 UTCVendor advisory
  46. 2026-08-02 15:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-23318?
CVE-2026-23318 is a high vulnerability published on March 25, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Use correct version for UAC3 header validation The entry of the validators table for UAC3 AC header descriptor is defined with the wrong protocol version UACVERSION2, while it should have been UACVERSION3. This…
When was CVE-2026-23318 disclosed?
CVE-2026-23318 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on March 25, 2026, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-23318 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-23318 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 96.9% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-23318?
CVE-2026-23318 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-23318?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-23318, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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