CVE-2025-38105

ALSA: usb-audio: Kill timer properly at removal

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: July 3, 2025 at 08:35 AM UTC
Updated: October 15, 2026 at 02:17 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.2%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Kill timer properly at removal The USB-audio MIDI code initializes the timer, but in a rare case, the driver might be freed without the disconnect call. This leaves the timer in an active state while the assigned object is released via snd_usbmidi_free(), which ends up with a kernel warning when the debug configuration is enabled, as spotted by fuzzer. For avoiding the problem, put timer_shutdown_sync() at snd_usbmidi_free(), so that the timer can be killed properly. While we're at it, replace the existing timer_delete_sync() at the disconnect callback with timer_shutdown_sync(), too.

Affected

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

2.6.14 ≤ v < 6.6.1116.13 ≤ v < 6.15.36.7 ≤ v < 6.12.522.6.14c88469704d63787e8d44ca5ea1c1bd0adc29572d
Vendor states this is fixed in 62066758d2ae169278e5d6aea5995b1b6f6ddeb5 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 647410a7da46067953a53c0d03f8680eff570959 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6513dd6d32c37d364db8488cfdf3e14da238a8 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 718a78f6a9f4b88d0dc9616cc216b31c5f3cf1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c611b9e55174e439dcd85a72969b43a95f3827a4 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in efaf61052b8ff9ee8968912fbaf02c2847c78ede (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.6.14 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.209 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.167 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.52 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.15.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.16 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.111 (unaffected)

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo

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