In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: caiaq: unregister the input device when probe fails
setup_card() registers the input device, whose name and phys point into
struct snd_usb_caiaqdev, and then goes on to snd_card_register() and
snd_usb_caiaq_control_init(). If either fails, snd_probe() calls
snd_card_free(), which frees the device state but leaves the input
device registered: card_free() only clears the pointer, and the input
device is unregistered from snd_disconnect() alone. Reading its "uevent"
attribute afterwards dereferences freed memory:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x4a9/0x4f0
Read of size 1 at addr ffff8880208f5043 by task caiaq/4967
add_uevent_var+0x183/0x3a0
input_dev_uevent+0x162/0x900
dev_uevent+0x2f1/0x870
uevent_show+0x1ca/0x3a0
...
Unregister the input device on the probe error path, as
snd_disconnect() does. snd_usb_caiaq_input_disconnect() is a no-op when
no input device was registered.
Reproduced with a raw-gadget Audio Kontrol 1 and a temporary hack that
makes snd_usb_caiaq_control_init() fail.
ALSA: caiaq: unregister the input device when probe fails
setup_card() registers the input device, whose name and phys point into
struct snd_usb_caiaqdev, and then goes on to snd_card_register() and
snd_usb_caiaq_control_init(). If either fails, snd_probe() calls
snd_card_free(), which frees the device state but leaves the input
device registered: card_free() only clears the pointer, and the input
device is unregistered from snd_disconnect() alone. Reading its "uevent"
attribute afterwards dereferences freed memory:
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x4a9/0x4f0
Read of size 1 at addr ffff8880208f5043 by task caiaq/4967
add_uevent_var+0x183/0x3a0
input_dev_uevent+0x162/0x900
dev_uevent+0x2f1/0x870
uevent_show+0x1ca/0x3a0
...
Unregister the input device on the probe error path, as
snd_disconnect() does. snd_usb_caiaq_input_disconnect() is a no-op when
no input device was registered.
Reproduced with a raw-gadget Audio Kontrol 1 and a temporary hack that
makes snd_usb_caiaq_control_init() fail.
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Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:00:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: unregister the input device when probe fails setup_card() registers the input device, whose name and phys point into struct snd_usb_caiaqdev, and then goes on to snd_card_register() and snd_usb_caiaq_control_init(). If either fails, snd_probe() calls snd_card_free(), which frees the device state but leaves the input device registered: card_free() only clears the pointer, and the input device is unregistered from snd_disconnect() alone. Reading its "uevent" attribute afterwards dereferences freed memory: BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in string+0x4a9/0x4f0 Read of size 1 at addr ffff8880208f5043 by task caiaq/4967 add_uevent_var+0x183/0x3a0 input_dev_uevent+0x162/0x900 dev_uevent+0x2f1/0x870 uevent_show+0x1ca/0x3a0 ... Unregister the input device on the probe error path, as snd_disconnect() does. snd_usb_caiaq_input_disconnect() is a no-op when no input device was registered. Reproduced with a raw-gadget Audio Kontrol 1 and a temporary hack that makes snd_usb_caiaq_control_init() fail. | |
| Title | ALSA: caiaq: unregister the input device when probe fails | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-18T15:50:05.338Z
Reserved: 2026-09-25T10:25:14.372Z
Link: CVE-2026-98837
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NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-10-18T16:17:37.943
Modified: 2026-10-18T16:17:37.943
Link: CVE-2026-98837
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