{"cve":"CVE-2026-46088","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-27T14:17:30.333","modified":"2026-10-15T02:19:42.380","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: control: Validate buf_len before strnlen() in snd_ctl_elem_init_enum_names()\n\nsnd_ctl_elem_init_enum_names() advances pointer p through the names\nbuffer while decrementing buf_len. If buf_len reaches zero but items\nremain, the next iteration calls strnlen(p, 0).\n\nWhile strnlen(p, 0) returns 0 and would hit the existing name_len == 0\nerror path, CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE's fortified strnlen() first checks\nmaxlen against __builtin_dynamic_object_size(). When Clang loses track\nof p's object size inside the loop, this triggers a BRK exception panic\nbefore the return value is examined.\n\nAdd a buf_len == 0 guard at the loop entry to prevent calling fortified\nstrnlen() on an exhausted buffer.\n\nFound by kernel fuzz testing through Xiaomi Smartphone.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":[],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1fbe46d2b72754d8bd580e13e59ccb5d3d0e8cb0","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/654c818a69c21d2bea4e8fd9eae7da865df9a5c8","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/708f6ec9bcdf58bfd561409110baaf4fd3be4ea3","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/82012fd3e78a14360fbc2f1a7491589896704f97","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8ba0214c3dd32b8ec652947e3f2bc5b8f6e6be9e"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:36:28.938604137+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-46088","score":0.00125,"percentile":0.0221,"date":"2026-10-26"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}