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CVE-2026-74333

8.4
High
EPSS 0.14%Patch availableAug 17, 2026

Kernel out‑of‑bounds read in AMD ASoC acp-sdw-legacy driver causing potential crash/memory corruption

common questions

Is CVE-2026-74333 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-74333 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.14% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-74333?

CVE-2026-74333 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.4. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-74333?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-74333. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-74333 affect?

CVE-2026-74333 affects Linux kernel (ASoC amd acp-sdw-legacy driver), AMD systems with SoundWire/ACP SDW legacy support. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-74333?

Install the patched kernel release and reboot; restrict untrusted local/device access until patched.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Linux kernel (ASoC amd acp-sdw-legacy driver)AMD systems with SoundWire/ACP SDW legacy support
impact

Local or malicious device/driver can trigger a kernel OOB read causing crash (DoS) and potential memory corruption that may enable privilege escalation.

action required

Patch when possible

affected versions
Linux Linux
  • affected>= 2981d9b0789c44b7375e7d599caf71bd843afc9e and < 1279bdab5fa1f28c168e54215db506e87c6fac1e
  • affected>= 2981d9b0789c44b7375e7d599caf71bd843afc9e and < 0230471eef5902207516851dcd47c559571dded2
  • affected>= 2981d9b0789c44b7375e7d599caf71bd843afc9e and < d49ecdf327cc91062d2f80996a163cf65fda1e60
  • affected6.13
vendor says fixed in< 6.13, >= 6.18.40 and <= 6.18.*, >= 7.1.5 and <= 7.1.*, >= 7.2 and <= *

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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