In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
cdrom: fix stack out-of-bounds read in CDROMVOLCTRL
mmc_ioctl_cdrom_volume() first reads the audio control mode page into a 32-byte stack buffer with cgc->buflen set to 24. If the device reports a block descriptor, the function increases cgc->buflen to include that descriptor and reads the page again.
For CDROMVOLCTRL, the function then builds a MODE SELECT parameter list by moving cgc->buffer forward by offset - 8 bytes. This drops the block descriptor from the outgoing payload and leaves a new 8-byte mode parameter header in front of the audio control page. However, cgc->buflen is left unchanged.
With a standard 8-byte block descriptor, cgc->buffer points at buffer + 8 but cgc->buflen remains 32. cdrom_mode_select() therefore asks the low level packet path to write 32 bytes from that adjusted pointer, reading 8 bytes past the end of the 32-byte stack buffer.
This is not hit by CDROMVOLREAD, and CDROMVOLCTRL only triggers it on drives that return a non-zero block descriptor length, which helps explain why it has gone unnoticed. The overread is also sent to the device as extra MODE SELECT payload, so it may not produce an obvious local failure.
Reduce cgc->buflen by the same amount as the buffer pointer adjustment so the MODE SELECT transfer covers only the intended parameter list.
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kernel-livepatch-6.12.103-127.188Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extraUpgrade bpftool6.12Upgrade perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade bpftool6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-aarch64Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfo-common-x86_64Upgrade kernel6.12-modules-extra-commonUpgrade kernel6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-toolsUpgrade perf6.12Upgrade python3-perf6.12-debuginfoUpgrade python3-perf6.12Upgrade kernel6.12-tools-debuginfoUpgrade kernel6.12-headersUpgrade kernel6.12-develUpgrade kernel6.12-tools-devel | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux-6.12Upgrade linux | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Aug 13, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 10, 2026 |
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