CVE-2026-46090
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop loopback_check_format() may stop the capture side when playback starts with parameters that no longer match a running capture…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.10%). 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: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop loopback_check_format() may stop the capture side when playback starts with parameters that no longer match a running capture stream. Commit 826af7fa62e3 ("ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger") moved the peer lookup under cable->lock, but the actual snd_pcm_stop() still runs after dropping that lock. A concurrent close can clear the capture entry from cable->streams[] and detach or free its runtime while the playback trigger path still holds a stale peer substream pointer. Keep a per-cable count of in-flight peer stops before dropping cable->lock, and make free_cable() wait for those stops before detaching the runtime. This preserves the existing behavior while making the peer runtime lifetime explicit.
- 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
- 0.10% probability · 1th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416, CWE-364
- Affected
- linux/linux kernel
- Source
- 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f52a9c170431e8f10e156b9dc0dae80b3e9198Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/345c24b2bcf0923dfae1ab41497351c68214ff76Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d45e34bf001344e2966dabca1897561bbc9e913Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bd62fa9620ac98d5d694bde14c50f98c8e7189Patch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdd9503c3d222d2735b56c7a8b4422ccf3de6e5cPatch
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5c33cdc6f402eab8abd36ecf436b22c9d3a8affPatch
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27353
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27354
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30848
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33685
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33899
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33900
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34095
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35844
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35863
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35896
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41236
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46090
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481980
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46090.json
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.