CVE 7.3 HIGH

ASoC: soc-core: flush delayed work before removing DAIs and widgets_CVE-2026-43459

7.3 / 10
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ASoC: soc-core: flush delayed work before removing DAIs and widgets

When a sound card is unbound while a PCM stream is open, a
use-after-free can occur in snd_soc_dapm_stream_event(), called from
the close_delayed_work workqueue handler.

During unbind, snd_soc_unbind_card() flushes delayed work and then
calls soc_cleanup_card_resources(). Inside cleanup,
snd_card_disconnect_sync() releases all PCM file descriptors, and
the resulting PCM close path can call snd_soc_dapm_stream_stop()
which schedules new delayed work with a pmdown_time timer delay.
Since this happens after the flush in snd_soc_unbind_card(), the
new work is not caught. soc_remove_link_components() then frees
DAPM widgets before this work fires, leading to the use-after-free.

The existing flush in soc_free_pcm_runtime() also cannot help as it
runs after soc_remove_link_components() has already freed the widgets.

Add a flush in soc_cleanup_card_resources() after
snd_card_disconnect_sync() (after which no new PCM closes can
schedule further delayed work) and before soc_remove_link_dais()
and soc_remove_link_components() (which tear down the structures the
delayed work accesses).

Basic Information

ID CVE-2026-43459
Source Linux
Published May 8, 2026 at 14:22
Modified May 11, 2026 at 06:34

Affected Product

Vendor Linux
Product Linux
Version e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Affected Versions Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux e894efef9ac7c10b7727798dcc711cccf07569f9
Linux Linux 4.20

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