# CVE-2026-93187: ASoC: SOF: ipc4-topology: Return error for invalid number of formats

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 7.2.6
- Published: 2026-09-17 · Updated: 2026-10-19

## Affected

- Linux: from 21a5adffad463344e9aca6ee697f45a079cb3ef5, fixed in 4992cdc4eb97981d6ea66002c5b764a6115edb0c; from 21a5adffad463344e9aca6ee697f45a079cb3ef5, fixed in 11e828cd6b0f283ebe9dc6b4cffd38e3321e7725
- Linux: 7.2
- Kernel (Linux): from 7.2.0, fixed in 7.2.6

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: ipc4-topology: Return error for invalid number of formats When the number of input or output formats is zero, sof_ipc4_widget_setup_comp_src() and sof_ipc4_widget_setup_comp_asrc() print an error and jump to the cleanup label. At that point 'ret' is still 0, because the earlier sof_ipc4_get_audio_fmt() call succeeded, so the function returns success and the caller never finds out that the widget setup actually failed. Set ret to -EINVAL before the goto so the error gets reported.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4992cdc4eb97981d6ea66002c5b764a6115edb0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/11e828cd6b0f283ebe9dc6b4cffd38e3321e7725

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