# CVE-2026-98053: ASoC: Intel: avs: Refactor and fix init\_config access

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.12.114, 6.18.53, 7.2.7
- Published: 2026-09-25 · Updated: 2026-10-21

## Affected

- Linux: from 8a49ef789b1be68242624d460df2ada8087308a7, fixed in 70ffcaf86a053be99daaf3b103beac0ad7136ca3; from 8a49ef789b1be68242624d460df2ada8087308a7, fixed in 75bd5ea9c858d89fb8862f23afb00783bf02cd7a; from 8a49ef789b1be68242624d460df2ada8087308a7, fixed in 8f20a0f4f7d638e83ae86db1719a24c7049762f5; from 8a49ef789b1be68242624d460df2ada8087308a7, fixed in 681e91035dc794896a904852040837190e5041f5
- Linux: 6.9
- Kernel (Linux): from 6.9.0, fixed in 6.12.114; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.53; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.7

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: Intel: avs: Refactor and fix init_config access Existing code accesses enties found in ->init_configs array through indexes that are part of ->config_ids array. Those two are limited by: ->num_init_configs and ->num_config_ids respectively. Using ID larger or equal to ->num_init_configs leads to out-of-bounds access: avs_path_module_send_init_configs() loop: (...) &acomp->tplg->init_configs[ids[i]] ^ out-of-bounds candidate Rather than adding another if-statement, refactor the code. There is no need to store the IDs, have a list of pointers to actual config-entries instead. As the verification of ->init_config entries does not differ from verification of other types that are part of the topology.c file, simply reuse the code.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/70ffcaf86a053be99daaf3b103beac0ad7136ca3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/75bd5ea9c858d89fb8862f23afb00783bf02cd7a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8f20a0f4f7d638e83ae86db1719a24c7049762f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/681e91035dc794896a904852040837190e5041f5

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