ALSA: es1938: check snd_ctl_new1() return value
Priority LOW 22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: es1938: check snd_ctl_new1() return value snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. snd_es1938_mixer() does not check the return value before dereferencing the pointer, which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. Add a NULL check after snd_ctl_new1() and return -ENOMEM if it fails.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00185 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Linux (Linux): 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178 +5
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 2.6.12 and later | 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2 | Patch available | CNA |
- Linux VendorLinux Affected 2.6.12 and later Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 5.10.261, 5.15.212, 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Not affected: 5 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64484
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-783r-hxwf-2cjj
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 8
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/96cad5bd7d0a176db3fdc06717a41271247336bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c4efebaf73e217efbd08cdbda805758a7db3680
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/41759affbcfe3d51a32900da9547a1ffd744a85f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7531a37720c2545a480fd0fa464978569bf9d6a2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af01c48e17a66fa038af210a5c49d6cdefd210bd
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9e53e99b6fa3cd82992d963cbff58dbbd1df8651
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1949163dee39e0e4a1468f37dd7302962f6af45a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1edd1f02dddd20aeb6066ded41017615766ea42f
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64484 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64484 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-783r-hxwf-2cjj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64484 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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