CVE-2026-43279

HIGHNVD 7.87.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-05-06. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 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: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing

At silencing the playback URB packets in the implicit fb mode before the actual playback, we blindly assume that the received packets fit with the buffer size. But when the setup in the capture stream differs from the playback stream (e.g. due to the USB core limitation of max packet size), such an inconsistency may lead to OOB writes to the buffer, resulting in a crash.

For addressing it, add a sanity check of the transfer buffer size at prepare_silent_urb(), and stop the data copy if the received data overflows. Also, report back the transfer error properly from there, too.

Note that this doesn't fix the root cause of the playback error itself, but this merely covers the kernel Oops.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EPSS
2.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 6, 2026

Last Modified

May 8, 2026

Advisory Details (7)

Auto-updated May 8, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fc9e5af60dc199051dc202ae78e1fe76a9977a5e
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fba2105a157fffcf19825e4eea498346738c9948
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/fa01973bb79d70c4736b6a4b2de99fbb2cbc8d1f
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccaf9296763be4f76b59e2cac377006016c34435
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8995fc0e00b3fee9bf7ecb3d836b635b730c1049
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/780dc57794a217b49994fa1d0b42465fb10a00aa
generic

ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing - kernel/git/stable/linux.git - Linux kernel stable tree

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6af16f1b8649df4c00d6ced924bdd8b72c885b6a

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-43279?
CVE-2026-43279 is a high vulnerability published on May 6, 2026. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Add sanity check for OOB writes at silencing At silencing the playback URB packets in the implicit fb mode before the actual playback, we blindly assume that the received packets fit with the buffer size. But when…
When was CVE-2026-43279 disclosed?
CVE-2026-43279 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 6, 2026, with the most recent update on May 8, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-43279 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-43279 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 2.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-43279?
CVE-2026-43279 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-43279?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-43279, 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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