GHSA-HXC5-RP8M-W6CF
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-09-25 12:31 – Updated: 2026-09-25 12:31In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: caiaq: Decoupling ep1_in_urb in caiaq dev
The epq_in_urb object belonging to the caiaq device is coupled within the struct snd_usb_caiaqdev. After usb_submit_urb(epq_in_urb, GFP_KERNEL) executes successfully, epq_in_urb is successfully added to the urbp_list queue of the dummy HCD driver (userspace specifies dummy_hcd as the HCD layer driver for the caiaq USB device).
When init_card() calls snd_usb_caiaq_send_command() which subsequently fails due to a timeout, and proceeds to call snd_card_free() to release the card, the embedded ep1_in_urb object is also freed. When the dummy HCD driver detects that the URB has been unlinked, it returns the URB (by usb_hcd_giveback_urb()), which triggers [1].
Decouple the ep1_in_urb object from the struct snd_usb_caiaqdev and switch to using a pointer instead. Separately allocate and manage the memory for ep1_in_urb to prevent the release of the snd_card memory object from interfering with it.
midi_out_urb has the same issue as ep1_in_urb and is handled in the same way.
[1] BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in usb_free_urb+0x24/0x120 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:96 Write of size 4 at addr ffff88803cee1050 by task ktimers/1/29 Call Trace: usb_free_urb+0x24/0x120 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:96 dummy_timer+0xaac/0x4d50 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:2019 __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2067 [inline] __hrtimer_run_queues+0x3eb/0xaf0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2124 hrtimer_run_softirq+0x1e1/0x2e0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2141
Allocated by task 36: snd_card_new+0x7b/0x110 sound/core/init.c:184 create_card sound/usb/caiaq/device.c:429 [inline] snd_probe+0x236/0x1af0 sound/usb/caiaq/device.c:544
Freed by task 36: snd_card_free_when_closed sound/core/init.c:630 [inline] snd_card_free+0x138/0x1d0 sound/core/init.c:662 snd_probe+0x162b/0x1af0 sound/usb/caiaq/device.c:553
{
"affected": [],
"aliases": [
"CVE-2026-98006"
],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [],
"github_reviewed": false,
"github_reviewed_at": null,
"nvd_published_at": "2026-09-25T11:17:28Z",
"severity": null
},
"details": "In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: caiaq: Decoupling ep1_in_urb in caiaq dev\n\nThe epq_in_urb object belonging to the caiaq device is coupled within\nthe struct snd_usb_caiaqdev. After usb_submit_urb(epq_in_urb, GFP_KERNEL)\nexecutes successfully, epq_in_urb is successfully added to the urbp_list\nqueue of the dummy HCD driver (userspace specifies dummy_hcd as the HCD\nlayer driver for the caiaq USB device).\n\nWhen init_card() calls snd_usb_caiaq_send_command() which subsequently\nfails due to a timeout, and proceeds to call snd_card_free() to release\nthe card, the embedded ep1_in_urb object is also freed. When the dummy\nHCD driver detects that the URB has been unlinked, it returns the URB\n(by usb_hcd_giveback_urb()), which triggers [1].\n\nDecouple the ep1_in_urb object from the struct snd_usb_caiaqdev and switch\nto using a pointer instead. Separately allocate and manage the memory for\nep1_in_urb to prevent the release of the snd_card memory object from\ninterfering with it.\n\nmidi_out_urb has the same issue as ep1_in_urb and is handled in the same\nway.\n\n[1]\nBUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in usb_free_urb+0x24/0x120 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:96\nWrite of size 4 at addr ffff88803cee1050 by task ktimers/1/29\nCall Trace:\n usb_free_urb+0x24/0x120 drivers/usb/core/urb.c:96\n dummy_timer+0xaac/0x4d50 drivers/usb/gadget/udc/dummy_hcd.c:2019\n __run_hrtimer kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2067 [inline]\n __hrtimer_run_queues+0x3eb/0xaf0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2124\n hrtimer_run_softirq+0x1e1/0x2e0 kernel/time/hrtimer.c:2141\n\nAllocated by task 36:\n snd_card_new+0x7b/0x110 sound/core/init.c:184\n create_card sound/usb/caiaq/device.c:429 [inline]\n snd_probe+0x236/0x1af0 sound/usb/caiaq/device.c:544\n\nFreed by task 36:\n snd_card_free_when_closed sound/core/init.c:630 [inline]\n snd_card_free+0x138/0x1d0 sound/core/init.c:662\n snd_probe+0x162b/0x1af0 sound/usb/caiaq/device.c:553",
"id": "GHSA-hxc5-rp8m-w6cf",
"modified": "2026-09-25T12:31:32Z",
"published": "2026-09-25T12:31:32Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98006"
},
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"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0c1b907d5db2f3508375776e5b78d69591aa5626"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/402a9d6aab7ac787ab075adeb562c3db8b8f564b"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d41e6c1533f09b27fc562260d41417490d2b6084"
},
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d6dd3c915b0d02457711d8fbaa60efc52144557f"
}
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"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": []
}
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