EUVD-2026-28743
GHSA-5cw4-rfp6-xjfx
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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5DescriptionNVD
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: pcm: fix use-after-free on linked stream runtime in snd_pcm_drain()
In the drain loop, the local variable 'runtime' is reassigned to a linked stream's runtime (runtime = s->runtime at line 2157). After releasing the stream lock at line 2169, the code accesses runtime->no_period_wakeup, runtime->rate, and runtime->buffer_size (lines 2170-2178) - all referencing the linked stream's runtime without any lock or refcount protecting its lifetime.
A concurrent close() on the linked stream's fd triggers snd_pcm_release_substream() → snd_pcm_drop() → pcm_release_private() → snd_pcm_unlink() → snd_pcm_detach_substream() → kfree(runtime). No synchronization prevents kfree(runtime) from completing while the drain path dereferences the stale pointer.
Fix by caching the needed runtime fields (no_period_wakeup, rate, buffer_size) into local variables while still holding the stream lock, and using the cached values after the lock is released.
AnalysisAI
Use-after-free in Linux kernel ALSA PCM subsystem allows local authenticated users to corrupt memory and potentially execute arbitrary code with kernel privileges. The vulnerability occurs in snd_pcm_drain() when a linked stream's runtime structure is freed via concurrent close() while still being dereferenced, enabling information disclosure, system crashes, or privilege escalation. …
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RemediationAI
Within 24 hours: Inventory all Linux systems running kernels prior to versions 5.10.253, 6.1.167, 6.6.130, 6.12.78, 6.18.19, 6.19.9, or 7.0 and flag for patching priority. Within 7 days: Apply vendor-released patches to all affected systems according to your kernel maintenance schedule; consult your Linux distribution (Red Hat, Ubuntu, Debian, SUSE) for backported fixes in stable branches. …
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