Linux Kernel VA-Macro Codecs Array Out-of-Bounds Access Vulnerability

Vulnerability

A vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASoC codecs for VA-macro has been addressed. The issue involved accessing enums as integers, which led to out-of-bounds array access on platforms like AArch64, where the size of long is 8 bytes compared to the 4-byte size of enums.

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to out-of-bounds memory access, potentially causing undefined behavior or memory corruption.

Added: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM
Updated: Jun 9, 2025, 7:46 PM

Vulnerability Rating

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spread
9.0
impact
0.6
exploitability
4.0
remediation
0.0
relevance
0.0
threat
3.2
urgency
2.9
incentive
1.7

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