ASoC: nau8821: Cancel delayed work on component remove
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 3 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-476.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: nau8821: Cancel delayed work on component remove Attempting to unload the driver while a jack detection work is pending would likely crash the kernel when it is eventually scheduled for execution: [ 1984.896308] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc10c2a20 [...] [ 1984.896388] Hardware name: Valve Jupiter/Jupiter, BIOS F7A0131 01/30/2024 [ 1984.896396] Workqueue: events nau8821_jdet_work [snd_soc_nau8821] [ 1984.896414] RIP: 0010:__mutex_lock+0x9f/0x11d0 [...] [ 1984.896504] Call Trace: [ 1984.896511] <TASK> [ 1984.896524] ? snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin+0x26/0x60 [snd_soc_core] [ 1984.896572] ? snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin+0x26/0x60 [snd_soc_core] [ 1984.896596] snd_soc_dapm_disable_pin+0x26/0x60 [snd_soc_core] [ 1984.896622] nau8821_jdet_work+0xeb/0x1e0 [snd_soc_nau8821] [ 1984.896636] process_one_work+0x211/0x590 [ 1984.896649] ? srso_return_thunk+0x5/0x5f [ 1984.896670] worker_thread+0x1cd/0x3a0 Cancel unscheduled jdet_work or wait for its execution to finish before the component driver gets removed.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.187, 6.6.156, 6.12.108, 6.18.49, 6.19.4, 7.0
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-45963
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-38h5-pjw3-mqxf
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Patch 2
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- TI-2021-05514 Heap Out-Of-Bounds Write in Netfilter IP6T_SO_SET_REPLACE KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-45963 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-45963 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-38h5-pjw3-mqxf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-45963 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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