ALSA: cmipci: check snd_ctl_new1() return value
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
- Partial Red Hat: 4 without a fix
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: cmipci: check snd_ctl_new1() return value snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. snd_cmipci_spdif_controls() does not check the return value before dereferencing kctl->id.device, which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference. Add NULL checks after snd_ctl_new1() calls and return -ENOMEM if any fails.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.4
- Fix · CNA Linux (Linux) Fixed in 6.1.178, 6.6.145, 6.12.96, 6.18.39, 7.1.4, 7.2
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 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| 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 7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-64486
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-vfc2-3rqx-xchh
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44888c33c4f11277d0e5e023338f2740232a4ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8825a06bfa7932a7a74dec01669d405df0b47286
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd5b0b1a52a8d6e59a3f217204817228ce0238b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2b009b773bc42995546507963e5e78970dc3ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e9ea92cd598cba1783ff701553c776a6cedee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c205bd1b28fb7e5f1061a4e78813fad7d315cb3e
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64486 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64486 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-vfc2-3rqx-xchh · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64486 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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