VDB-361407 · CVE-2026-43204 · GCVE-0-2026-43204

Linux Kernel up to 6.19.5 ASoC privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.5. This affects an unknown part of the component ASoC. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2026-43204. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Linux Kernel up to 6.19.5. This affects an unknown code of the component ASoC. The impact remains unknown. The summary by CVE is:

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: q6asm: drop DSP responses for closed data streams 'Commit a354f030dbce ("ASoC: qcom: q6asm: handle the responses after closing")' attempted to ignore DSP responses arriving after a stream had been closed. However, those responses were still handled, causing lockups. Fix this by unconditionally dropping all DSP responses associated with closed data streams.

It is possible to read the advisory at git.kernel.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-43204 since 05/01/2026. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/06/2026).

Upgrading to version 6.19.6 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 3249251eac6081d5169ba09f2d9cca66ab0cab0d/8a066a81ee0c1b6cdbd81393536c3b2d19ccef25 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at git.kernel.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Type

Operating System

Vendor

Linux

Name

Kernel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Vendor: https://www.kernel.org/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kernel 6.19.6
Patch: 3249251eac6081d5169ba09f2d9cca66ab0cab0d/8a066a81ee0c1b6cdbd81393536c3b2d19ccef25

Timelineinfo

05/01/2026 CVE reserved
05/06/2026 +5 days Advisory disclosed
05/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
05/06/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: kernel.org

Advisory: git.kernel.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-43204 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-43204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-361407

Entryinfo

Created: 05/06/2026 16:33
Changes: 05/06/2026 16:33 (57)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103