CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-64478

Low risk· EPSS 8%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's ALSA usb-audio driver for DualSense controllers, snd_dualsense_ih_match() uses kobject_get_path() to compare kobject paths. During rapid disconnect/reconnect, a dangling kobject name can be dereferenced, causing a fault in strlen() and a system crash.

Risk Assessment

An attacker with physical access to a DualSense controller (or by simulating disconnections) could trigger a kernel panic, causing a denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that replaces the kobject path comparison by walking the input device parent chain and comparing against the mixer USB device.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: avoid kobject path lookup in DualSense match The DualSense jack-detection input handler verifies that a matching input device belongs to the same physical controller by building kobject path strings for both the input device and the USB audio device, then comparing the path prefix. This was observed when a weak physical connection caused the controller to rapidly disconnect and reconnect. During that repeated hotplug, snd_dualsense_ih_match() can run while the controller's USB device is being disconnected. kobject_get_path() walks ancestor kobjects and dereferences their names; if the USB device kobject name is no longer valid, this can fault in strlen(): RIP: 0010:strlen+0x10/0x30 Call Trace: kobject_get_path+0x34/0x150 snd_dualsense_ih_match+0x49/0xd0 [snd_usb_audio] input_register_device+0x566/0x6a0 ps_probe+0xb89/0x1590 [hid_playstation] The same ownership check can be done without building kobject path strings. The input device is parented below the HID device, USB interface and USB device, so walking the input device parent chain and comparing against the mixer USB device preserves the check without dereferencing kobject names during disconnect.

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