CVE-2026-89736

usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix use-after-free on sound card disconnect

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 11, 2026 at 07:46 PM UTC
Updated: October 19, 2026 at 09:18 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLinux Kernel

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.1%

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix use-after-free on sound card disconnect g_audio_cleanup() invokes snd_card_free_when_closed() to initiate sound card teardown and immediately frees the underlying struct snd_uac_chip context. However, snd_card_free_when_closed() returns asynchronously while ALSA control elements (kctls) remain open in userspace. When userspace control applications access or close these open file descriptors, kctl callbacks attempt to dereference kctl->private_data pointing to &uac->c_prm or &uac->p_prm within the freed uac structure, resulting in a use-after-free (UAF) memory corruption. Fix this issue by deferring the destruction of struct snd_uac_chip until all references to the ALSA sound card are released. Register a custom card->private_free callback (u_audio_card_free) during g_audio_setup() that frees uac and its associated playback/capture request and ring buffers only when the sound card reference count drops to zero.

Affected

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

0eda2004f38d95ef5715d62be884cd344260535b3256e152b645fc1e788ba44c2d8ced690113e3e633f341c1fc60e172a3515c51bdabee11e83d1ee93bc7324e4911351e39c54a62e6ca46321cb10faf3e016ef2e72da93a2ea7afbb45de1b481b44d7614.14.3124.19.28043ca70753dfffd517d2af126da28690f8f6156055.10.1775.15.1055.4.2406.1.226.2.96.36c67ed9ad9b83e453e808f9b31a931a20a25629bb131989797f7287d7fdadb2bababc05a15d44750
Vendor states this is fixed in 4e747c864a88537e18b1ffc19a1954c9686bb8e1 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6f46762196f04464e1050a9ee94e72b917db9010 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 79a92896e2bb9471550c56fc23d8d93592f04c27 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 858965947081d10d41d9a1010a540d3d5eea958b (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in 891a8d11f4d5eb50b2ce7570f4f98204a7a57493 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in a7ecd1a04f4f485d7be6443d0f0b2c61a800cb82 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in c74ff0b1a0fca53d3ac185873c87d6a719b30a47 (fixed)
Vendor states this is fixed in f983793f03148b097977f200298db215cd2d4438 (fixed)
Affected range stops below 4.15, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 4.20, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.10.270 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 5.15.221 (unaffected)
Affected range stops below 5.5, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.1.188 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.12.109 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.18.50 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 6.6.157 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.2.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7.3-rc1 (unaffected)

Remediation

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CVSS

7.8HIGHLinux
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