ALSA: ctxfi: Limit PTP to a single page
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ctxfi: Limit PTP to a single page Commit 391e69143d0a increased CT_PTP_NUM from 1 to 4 to support 256 playback streams, but the additional pages are not used by the card correctly. The CT20K2 hardware already has multiple VMEM_PTPAL registers, but using them separately would require refactoring the entire virtual memory allocation logic. ct_vm_map() always uses PTEs in vm->ptp[0].area regardless of CT_PTP_NUM. On AMD64 systems, a single PTP covers 512 PTEs (2M). When aggregate memory allocations exceed this limit, ct_vm_map() tries to access beyond the allocated space and causes a page fault: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffd4ae8a10a000 Oops: Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP PTI RIP: 0010:ct_vm_map+0x17c/0x280 [snd_ctxfi] Call Trace: atc_pcm_playback_prepare+0x225/0x3b0 ct_pcm_playback_prepare+0x38/0x60 snd_pcm_do_prepare+0x2f/0x50 snd_pcm_action_single+0x36/0x90 snd_pcm_action_nonatomic+0xbf/0xd0 snd_pcm_ioctl+0x28/0x40 __x64_sys_ioctl+0x97/0xe0 do_syscall_64+0x81/0x610 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e Revert CT_PTP_NUM to 1. The 256 SRC_RESOURCE_NUM and playback_count remain unchanged.
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- Apr 24, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 5, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 7th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
31
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 31 / 40 · 7.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · Linux
- 7.8
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Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| linux | linux kernel | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- linux linux kernel3.2 and later · before 6.6.136
- linux linux kernel6.7 and later · before 6.12.83
- linux linux kernel6.13 and later · before 6.18.24
- linux linux kernel6.19 and later · before 6.19.14
- linux linux kernel7.0 and later · before 7.0.1
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 3.2affected
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before c5908160e17cb56e1f61fbaee08adc21083f4933affected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before de8016fb0904d68ac886e375069535996baa42eeaffected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before 2b4331c08c0b385598b4d8ccd71e93ab3f4b2578affected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before 452894005b4abe141b11fe01e7bfe152e6d3860faffected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before 365c36e1a126c6aa1aecedd3a351bcabc66f0c29affected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before 3fd0685d7fef68c2d8a04876bcf9eaa0724ad6a5affected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before b7f5ecd13cce8c2f8fa5a84c9aab65997142577eaffected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before ad9011a795407093dcf507f6e5da1828987b4b47affected · git
- 391e69143d0a05f960e3ab39a8c26b7b230bb8a9 and later · before e9418da50d9e5c496c22fe392e4ad74c038a94ebaffected · git
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | linux | before 6.1.176-1 | 6.1.176-1 |
| Debian:13 | linux | before 6.12.85-1 | 6.12.85-1 |
| Debian:14 | linux | before 6.19.14-1 | 6.19.14-1 |
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 2b4331c08c0b385598b4d8ccd71e93ab3f4b2578 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 365c36e1a126c6aa1aecedd3a351bcabc66f0c29 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 3fd0685d7fef68c2d8a04876bcf9eaa0724ad6a5 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 452894005b4abe141b11fe01e7bfe152e6d3860f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | ad9011a795407093dcf507f6e5da1828987b4b47 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | b7f5ecd13cce8c2f8fa5a84c9aab65997142577e | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | c5908160e17cb56e1f61fbaee08adc21083f4933 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | de8016fb0904d68ac886e375069535996baa42ee | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | e9418da50d9e5c496c22fe392e4ad74c038a94eb | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 6.1.176-1 · Debian:12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Research context
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Timeline
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
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Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
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CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/2b4331c08c0b385598b4d8ccd71e93ab3f4b2578
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/365c36e1a126c6aa1aecedd3a351bcabc66f0c29
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/3fd0685d7fef68c2d8a04876bcf9eaa0724ad6a5
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/452894005b4abe141b11fe01e7bfe152e6d3860f
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/ad9011a795407093dcf507f6e5da1828987b4b47
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/b7f5ecd13cce8c2f8fa5a84c9aab65997142577e
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c5908160e17cb56e1f61fbaee08adc21083f4933
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/de8016fb0904d68ac886e375069535996baa42ee
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/e9418da50d9e5c496c22fe392e4ad74c038a94eb
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.