CVE-2026-31581
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: 6fire: fix use-after-free on disconnect In usb6fire_chip_abort(), the chip struct is allocated as the card's private data (via snd_card_new with sizeof(struct sfire_chip)).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: 6fire: fix use-after-free on disconnect In usb6fire_chip_abort(), the chip struct is allocated as the card's private data (via snd_card_new with sizeof(struct sfire_chip)). When snd_card_free_when_closed() is called and no file handles are open, the card and embedded chip are freed synchronously. The subsequent chip->card = NULL write then hits freed slab memory. Call trace: usb6fire_chip_abort sound/usb/6fire/chip.c:59 [inline] usb6fire_chip_disconnect+0x348/0x358 sound/usb/6fire/chip.c:182 usb_unbind_interface+0x1a8/0x88c drivers/usb/core/driver.c:458 ... hub_event+0x1a04/0x4518 drivers/usb/core/hub.c:5953 Fix by moving the card lifecycle out of usb6fire_chip_abort() and into usb6fire_chip_disconnect(). The card pointer is saved in a local before any teardown, snd_card_disconnect() is called first to prevent new opens, URBs are aborted while chip is still valid, and snd_card_free_when_closed() is called last so chip is never accessed after the card may be freed.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.13% probability · 3th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3dc20d1981d6a67d8184498a5da272942dde1e65Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/51f6532790b74ffdd6970bc848358a2838c1c185Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af75b486f7e883e3422ece23c8d727e6815144a0Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b9c826916fdce6419b94eb0cd8810fdac18c2386Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ba88461f7653636c48321ca993006a74724c2f41
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d21e8a2af4869b5890b34e081d5aeadc93e9cd5cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e247a0e01d15ed420f77ec5e2335721bf430a5b3
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e719232f4552e29de8027a83918ea94434be87af
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e88354b381e2006de63d6b052ed7005c9a47d00ePatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.