CVE-2024-41069

ASoC: topology: Fix references to freed memory

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 29, 2024 at 02:57 PM UTC
Updated: August 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: topology: Fix references to freed memory Most users after parsing a topology file, release memory used by it, so having pointer references directly into topology file contents is wrong. Use devm_kmemdup(), to allocate memory as needed.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.1.1015.1 ≤ v < 6.1.1015.1 ≤ v < 6.105.1 ≤ v < 6.6.425.1 ≤ v < 6.9.116.2 ≤ v < 6.6.426.7 ≤ v < 6.9.116.10 rc16.10 rc26.10 rc36.10 rc46.10 rc57df04ea7a31eaa75bdad2905f07cc097b15558ee
Vendor states this is fixed in 97ab304ecd95c0b1703ff8c8c3956dc6e2afe8e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ab5a6208b4d6872b1c6ecea1867940fc668cc76d (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in b188d7f3dfab10e332e3c1066e18857964a520d2 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in ccae5c6a1fab9494c86b7856faf05e296c617702 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.1 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.101 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.10 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.42 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.9.11 (unaffected)

References (5)

Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ab304ecd95c0b1703ff8c8c3956dc6e2afe8e1
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5a6208b4d6872b1c6ecea1867940fc668cc76d
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b188d7f3dfab10e332e3c1066e18857964a520d2
Patch
Source: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccae5c6a1fab9494c86b7856faf05e296c617702
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416

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