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Linux EUVDEUVD-2026-48829

| CVE-2026-64485 HIGH
2026-07-25 Linux GHSA-5v9v-xrmh-22c6
High
Disputed · 7.8 Vendor: Linux
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Severity by source

Sources disagree (Low–High)
Vendor (Linux) PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SUSE
HIGH
qualitative
Red Hat
5.5 LOW
qualitative

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CVSS VectorVendor: Linux

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Analysis Generated
Jul 27, 2026 - 06:01 vuln.today
CVSS changed
Jul 27, 2026 - 05:22 NVD
7.8 (HIGH)
Patch available
Jul 25, 2026 - 11:18 EUVD
CVE Published
Jul 25, 2026 - 08:51 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Jul 25, 2026 - 08:51 cve.org
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: compress: Fix task creation error unwind

snd_compr_task_new() allocates the driver task before validating the returned DMA buffers and reserving file descriptors. When either of those later steps fails, the core frees its task wrapper and DMA-buffer references without calling the driver's task_free() callback. Any driver resources allocated by task_create() are therefore leaked.

The dual-fd allocation path also jumps to cleanup without storing the negative get_unused_fd_flags() result in retval. Since retval still contains the successful task_create() return value, TASK_CREATE can incorrectly report success although the task was discarded.

Preserve the fd allocation errors and call task_free() when failure occurs after a successful task_create() callback.

AnalysisAI

The user asks for a comprehensive JSON analysis of CVE-2026-64485. I need to synthesize data from the provided sources. Let's examine the input carefully.

CVE ID: CVE-2026-64485 Description: In the Linux kernel, ALSA: compress: Fix task creation error unwind. It details a resource leak when snd_compr_task_new() allocates driver task, and if subsequent steps fail, task_free() callback is not called, leaking driver resources. Also, an error in file descriptor allocation may not be reported correctly, leading to incorrect success reporting. CVSS: 7.8, AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE: N/A EPSS: 0.21% (11th percentile) Patch: Available from vendor Reported by: Linux CPE: cpe:2.3:a:linux:linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Tags: Information Disclosure, Linux ENISA EUVD ID: EUVD-2026-48829 Affected versions (EUVD): a list of commit hashes and kernel versions. The patch refs are three git.kernel.org links.

Now, I need to generate all fields as plain text strings. I'll go through each field requirement.

product_name: "Linux kernel" (or "Linux Kernel"? The requirement: 1-3 words ONLY. The CVE is in the Linux kernel, specifically the ALSA compress subsystem. So "Linux Kernel" is appropriate.

summary: Must be an original synthesis, 2-3 sentences. Not copying description. Start with specific impact verb and product. So: "Local privilege escalation in the Linux kernel's ALSA compress driver subsystem allows a local authenticated attacker to trigger a resource leak and potentially escalate privileges due to improper cleanup when creating an audio compress task. The vulnerability affects Linux kernels with the snd-compress module (versions as specified), and can lead to memory leaks and denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Although no public exploit is identified at time of analysis, the issue is addressed in upstream patches." I'll incorporate that the vulnerability leads to resource leak and eventually could lead to other issues. But the description doesn't explicitly men

Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Important
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 16.0 Affected

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