# CVE-2026-98769: usb: gadget: f\_uac1\_legacy: validate bRequest index in generic\_{set,get}\_cmd

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10
- Published: 2026-10-18 · Updated: 2026-10-30

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.31
- Kernel (Linux): from 2.6.31, fixed in 6.6.160; from 6.7.0, fixed in 6.12.113; from 6.13.0, fixed in 6.18.56; from 6.19.0, fixed in 7.2.10

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: f_uac1_legacy: validate bRequest index in generic_{set,get}_cmd generic_set_cmd() and generic_get_cmd() use the low nibble of ctrl->bRequest as an index into con->data[]: u8 cmd = (ctrl->bRequest & 0x0F); /* 0 .. 15 */ ... con->data[cmd] = value; /* OOB when cmd >= 5 */ struct usb_audio_control (include/linux/usb/audio.h) declares data as a 5-element array, so indices 5 through 15 write (or read) up to 44 bytes past the end of the array on the heap. A malicious USB host can craft a class-specific SET_CUR / GET_CUR request with an arbitrary bRequest value, triggering the out-of-bounds access from an IRQ completion handler with no further preconditions. Add an ARRAY_SIZE() guard to both functions.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Linux kernel, upgrade to a fixed version (6.6.160, 6.12.113, 6.18.56, 7.2.10) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3e655ebe0e45b7b026a4d3e6c10586b95164b3fd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f8a4ddc23056560dc3333839a4c6998f644db303
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f0ff630d83c12c9a97637dded1dc27558bee3760
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da841c1511a6160b8bc6bb7b7c6d4c9fb76fb51e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/36f3f009049bc91e14dc856007932473318d12f8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8c611876c002d712ae5f246af5188432c708f79d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/697cfe6e53b66cda196d6f8833b0ee97fefd0a8a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9062d50e75c24dc7911be05c9b1719b3b256af15

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