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Tracker / CVE-2026-46088

CVE-2026-46088

Medium 5.5

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: control: Validate buf_len before strnlen() in snd_ctl_elem_init_enum_names() snd_ctl_elem_init_enum_names() advances pointer p through the names buffer while decrementing buf_len. If buf_len reaches zero but items remain, the next iteration calls strnlen(p, 0). While strnlen(p, 0) returns 0 and would hit the existing name_len == 0 error path, CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE's fortified strnlen() first checks maxlen against __builtin_dynamic_object_size(). When Clang loses track of p's object size inside the loop, this triggers a BRK exception panic before the return value is examined. Add a buf_len == 0 guard at the loop entry to prevent calling fortified strnlen() on an exhausted buffer. Found by kernel fuzz testing through Xiaomi Smartphone.

Affected products and versions

linux linux_kernel · 3.2 → 5.10.258
linux linux_kernel · 5.11 → 5.15.209
linux linux_kernel · 5.16 → 6.1.175
linux linux_kernel · 6.13 → 6.18.27
linux linux_kernel · 6.19 → 7.0.4
linux linux_kernel · 6.2 → 6.6.140
linux linux_kernel · 6.7 → 6.12.86

Analysis

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