Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: us122l: Prevent write upgrades for read mappings The hwdep mmap callback rejects read-buffer mappings that are initially writable, but leaves VM_MAYWRITE set on mappings created with PROT_READ. A process that can open the hwdep node O_RDWR can later use mprotect() to make the mapping writable. The read allocation begins with struct usb_stream. Its read_size member is used by the fault handler to decide which pages belong to the read buffer. The read VMA intentionally remains expandable because pcm_usb_stream uses mremap() after reading that size. Changing read_size first can therefore map and access pages beyond the allocation. The same member is also consumed by usb_stream_free(), where changing it can make free_pages_exact() release pages outside the allocation. Clear VM_MAYWRITE for read-buffer mappings after rejecting an initially writable VMA. This keeps the separate output-buffer mapping writable while preventing later permission upgrades.
References8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0eb9dd4774af0ac4d1fd105ef2b0a1f6cec06f2f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/64a87950239867682cde128020e1a47088295e5c
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/6a5f5a5a32c78e67701f1d0f26bc87af68895604
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/71c610aeb1770302ac9c9e0b9a4ecd37f1311928
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/938e8d6cee8d36f24669dfdcd3717e081eb32d64
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/becb89036a1320ef0a77da2d27935ac0704345c4
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/cbc1f954ce67d739d41d1f0757d29850353ebb6a
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/d9c537b14f4982f17b103e3a2cfeee4bee6bc026
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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7.0
HIGH
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 4 · as of 9 November 2026
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