CVE-2026-46004
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: Handle probe errors properly The probe procedure of setup_card() in caiaq driver doesn't treat the error cases gracefully, e.g. the error from snd_card_register() calls…
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: caiaq: Handle probe errors properly The probe procedure of setup_card() in caiaq driver doesn't treat the error cases gracefully, e.g. the error from snd_card_register() calls snd_card_free() but continues. This would lead to a UAF for the further calls like snd_usb_caiaq_control_init(), as Berk suggested in another patch in the link below. However, the problem is not only that; in general, this function drops the all error handlings (as it's a void function) although its caller can propagate an error to snd_probe(), which eventually calls snd_card_free() as a proper error path. That said, we should treat each error case in setup_card(), and just return the error code promptly, which is then handled later as a fatal error in snd_probe(). This patch achieves it by changing the setup_card() to return an error code. Also, the superfluous snd_card_free() call is removed, too. Note that card->private_free can be set still safely at returning an error. All called functions in card_free() have checks of the unassigned resources or NULL checks.
- 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/09616e25f502080ba684fc7fcf959d1376ab756dPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/096dd8519cf2f768e9e14f224b627f7aaee1a9c5Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/28abd224db4a49560b452115bca3672a20e45b2fPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6251e3e256337a30160ef59ab1580dde4d1acd28Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b956e48371f2ff72b76be9a829800ecec963bd45Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/da938aa9fc7826901921dcea225948ab21a97e45Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e59ecd4ee3a450db6cb4e4ecaa3efdd593f80056Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f537e3ad69609f6924a4db6b4a7f6561f5288bddPatch
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.