CVE-2026-51261
CRITICALESP32-audioI2S 3.4.5 - Remote Code Execution via Race Condition in AudioBuffer::freeSpace
Title source: llmDescription
Missing mutex synchronization in AudioBuffer::freeSpace() in schreibfaul1 ESP32-audioI2S 3.4.5 creates a race condition between concurrent tasks. The function calculates available buffer space without protecting shared read/write pointers, returning an incorrectly large value. Trusting this value leads to heap out-of-bounds write, memory corruption, device crash, and arbitrary code execution.
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0016
EPSS Percentile
5.5%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-362
Status
published
Published
Jul 28, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 28, 2026