Vulnerability · Published Oct 18, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

CVE-2026-98769usb: gadget: f_uac1_legacy: validate bRequest index in generic_{set,get}_cmd

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In plain English

A security flaw in Linux from Linux. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS )–Not rated
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 92.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_uac1_legacy: validate bRequest index in generic_{set,get}_cmd generic_set_cmd() and generic_get_cmd() use the low nibble of ctrl->bRequest as an index into con->data[]: u8 cmd = (ctrl->bRequest & 0x0F); /* 0 .. 15 */ ... con->data[cmd] = value; /* OOB when cmd >= 5 */ struct usb_audio_control (include/linux/usb/audio.h) declares data as a 5-element array, so indices 5 through 15 write (or read) up to 44 bytes past the end of the array on the heap. A malicious USB host can craft a class-specific SET_CUR / GET_CUR request with an arbitrary bRequest value, triggering the out-of-bounds access from an IRQ completion handler with no further preconditions. Add an ARRAY_SIZE() guard to both functions.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12linuxno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2026-98769
Debian:13linux6.12.113-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98769
Debian:14linux7.2.10-1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98769
Debian:12linux-6.126.12.113-1~deb12u1DEBIAN-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinuxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-allwinner-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-awsno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-aws-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-aws-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azureno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-azure-fdeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-fde-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-azure-nvidia-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gcpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gcp-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gcp-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-gkeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-gkeopno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-hwe-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-ibmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-ibm-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iot-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-intel-iotgno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-kvmno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidiano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-bosno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-lowlatencyno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegrano fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-nvidia-tegra-igxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-5.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.1no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.11no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oem-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oem-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-oracleno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-oracle-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-oracle-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-raspino fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-raspi-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-realtimeno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:26.04:LTSlinux-riscvno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.14no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.17no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-riscv-6.8no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-riscv-7.0no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-5.19no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.2no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-starfive-6.5no fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-vmwareno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSlinux-xilinxno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSlinux-xilinx-zynqmpno fix listedUBUNTU-CVE-2026-98769

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Linux Linux c47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before 3e655ebe0e45b7b026a4d3e6c10586b95164b3fdc47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before f8a4ddc23056560dc3333839a4c6998f644db303c47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before f0ff630d83c12c9a97637dded1dc27558bee3760c47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before da841c1511a6160b8bc6bb7b7c6d4c9fb76fb51ec47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before 36f3f009049bc91e14dc856007932473318d12f8c47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before 8c611876c002d712ae5f246af5188432c708f79dc47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before 697cfe6e53b66cda196d6f8833b0ee97fefd0a8ac47d7b09891abb4f8b222317c89c7469bed8db3a – before 9062d50e75c24dc7911be05c9b1719b3b256af15
Linux Linux 2.6.31

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