In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: comedi: me_daq: Fix...

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

comedi: me_daq: Fix potential overrun of firmware buffer

me2600_xilinx_download() loads the firmware that was requested by
request_firmware(). It is possible for it to overrun the source
buffer because it blindly trusts the file format. It reads a data
stream length from the first 4 bytes into variable file_length and
reads the data stream contents of length file_length from offset 16
onwards. Although it checks that the supplied firmware is at least 16
bytes long, it does not check that it is long enough to contain the data
stream.

Add a test to ensure that the supplied firmware is long enough to
contain the header and the data stream. On failure, log an error and
return -EINVAL.

Basic information

Type
unreviewed
Severity
high
Advisory on GitHub
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Repository advisory
Source code
Not specified
Published (advisory)
2026-05-01 15:30:34 UTC
Updated
2026-05-07 21:31:27 UTC
NVD published
2026-05-01

EPSS Score

Score Percentile
0.01% 2.42%

CVSS Scores

Base score Version Severity Vector
7.8 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

Identifiers

CWEs

CWE id Name
CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write

References

cvelogic Threat Intelligence