CVE-2026-23089
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free() When snd_usb_create_mixer() fails, snd_usb_mixer_free() frees mixer->id_elems but the controls already added to the card still reference the freed memory. Later when snd_card_register() runs, the OSS mixer layer calls their callbacks and hits a use-after-free read. Call trace: get_ctl_value+0x63f/0x820 sound/usb/mixer.c:411 get_min_max_with_quirks.isra.0+0x240/0x1f40 sound/usb/mixer.c:1241 mixer_ctl_feature_info+0x26b/0x490 sound/usb/mixer.c:1381 snd_mixer_oss_build_test+0x174/0x3a0 sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c:887 ... snd_card_register+0x4ed/0x6d0 sound/core/init.c:923 usb_audio_probe+0x5ef/0x2a90 sound/usb/card.c:1025 Fix by calling snd_ctl_remove() for all mixer controls before freeing id_elems. We save the next pointer first because snd_ctl_remove() frees the current element.
How to fix
- linux linux_kernel5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.68, 6.18.8 or later
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| linux linux_kernel | 2.6.13 ≤ v < 5.10.249, 5.11 ≤ v < 5.15.199, 5.16 ≤ v < 6.1.162, 6.2 ≤ v < 6.6.122, 6.7 ≤ v < 6.12.68, 6.13 ≤ v < 6.18.8, 6.19 | 5.10.249, 5.15.199, 6.1.162, 6.6.122, 6.12.68, 6.18.8 |
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