ALSA: ymfpci: 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
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ymfpci: check snd_ctl_new1() return value snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. snd_ymfpci_create_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: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
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-2026-64489
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6634-rq92-25wm
References
Other 6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d7c71dfd4b80f0eacac2c157a8a3a4c6e8b2e0d1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91095474eea29b95c9a8bceb9b501a2702b6c55f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/02f33c2062c75e28abc7ad58ce86451cf3140455
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6538a318947b627710b08a268bc80a48c23bde7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/18ec7d7785be7a4ee8ea11e355122282caad4267
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e64d170346d00b580c0043de3e5ccb3e331c47d4
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Sources
- CVE-2026-64489 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-64489 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6634-rq92-25wm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-64489 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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