CVE-2026-98266

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix potential UAF after asynchronous card release Usually a sound driver releases the resources assigned to the card via sndcardfree, and it synchronizes with the whole release procedure. However, when the card is...

CVE-2026-98266

The Linux kernel contains a use-after-free vulnerability in the ALSA core component. The issue occurs when a sound card is released asynchronously via snd_card_free_when_closed(), such as in USB-audio drivers . While snd_card_disconnect() gates new accesses, in-flight tasks may still access the u...

CVE-2026-98266 ALSA: core: Fix potential UAF after asynchronous card release

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix potential UAF after asynchronous card release Usually a sound driver releases the resources assigned to the card via sndcardfree, and it synchronizes with the whole release procedure. However, when the card is...

CVE-2026-90198

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix use-after-free in sndcarddofree A use-after-free was detected in sndcarddofree when a sound card managed by devres is unbound while a user-space application still holds an open file descriptor. For managed cards,...

Astra Linux – Vulnerability found in Linux 6.1, Linux 5.10, and Linux 5.15

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: Core: Fix for NULL module pointer assignment at card init The commit 81033c6b584b “ALSA: Core: Warn on empty module” introduced a WARNON function for handling NULL module pointers passed during object creation using sndcard...

Unity Linux 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-001420)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-001420 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix NULL module pointer assignment at card init The commit 81033c6b584b ALSA: core:...

CVE-2026-46262

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: fslxcvr: Revert fix missing lock in fslxcvrmodeput This reverts commit f51424872760 "ASoC: fslxcvr: fix missing lock in fslxcvrmodeput". The original patch attempted to acquire the card-controlsrwsem lock in fslxcvrmodeput...

PT-2026-46025

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Linux kernel affected versions not specified Description A deadlock occurs in the ASoC fsl xcvr component due to an improper locking mechanism in the fsl xcvr mode put function. The issue arises when the function attempts to acquire the...

Unity Linux 20.1070a Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2025-387393)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-387393 advisory. In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix NULL module pointer assignment at card init The commit 81033c6b584b ALSA: core:...

Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-56696

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a...

CVE-2024-56696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

SUSE CVE-2024-56696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

CVE-2024-56696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

DEBIAN-CVE-2024-56696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-56696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

CVE-2024-56696 ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunit_kzalloc()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

CVE-2024-56696 ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunit_kzalloc()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

CVE-2024-56696

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

CVE-2024-56696 ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunit_kzalloc()

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix possible NULL dereference caused by kunitkzalloc kunitkzalloc may return a NULL pointer, dereferencing it without NULL check may lead to NULL dereference. Add NULL checks for all the kunitkzalloc in soundkunit.c...

kernel: ALSA: core: Fix NULL module pointer assignment at card init

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: core: Fix NULL module pointer assignment at card init The commit 81033c6b584b "ALSA: core: Warn on empty module" introduced a WARNON for a NULL module pointer passed at sndcard object creation, and it also wraps the code...