ALSA: usb-audio: fix use-after-free in ump_to_endpoint()
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: 2 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: usb-audio: fix use-after-free in ump_to_endpoint() create_midi2_ump() registers a card-owned snd_ump_endpoint and stores a back-pointer to its per-interface snd_usb_midi2_ump object in ump->private_data, but it never installs an ump->private_free hook and never clears that pointer. If a later step of snd_usb_midi_v2_create() fails, its error path calls free_all_midi2_umps(), which kfree()s the snd_usb_midi2_ump object while the already-registered endpoint keeps pointing at it. The created /dev/snd/umpC*D* node stays exposed, so the first operation of any UMP open, ump_to_endpoint(), dereferences the dangling ump->private_data and reads rmidi->eps[dir] out of freed memory. A malicious USB MIDI 2.0 device that makes creation fail after the endpoint is registered can thus trigger a slab use-after-free read on a subsequent open of the UMP node. Clear the endpoint's back-pointer before freeing the object, and let ump_to_endpoint() tolerate a NULL private_data so the open/close/trigger callbacks fail cleanly (their callers already handle a NULL endpoint) instead of dereferencing a stale pointer. Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <[email protected]>
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 6.6.151, 6.12.103, 6.18.44, 7.1.8, 7.2
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. 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 9 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
Not affected: 4 products
- 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-2026-74501
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jc2g-jx97-4cg9
- 2026-10-26 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-26 CVSS score changed · Red Hat
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
References
Other 5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/49eccef6d6e1c00dac6fb2e7eb6f9206c33e1c37
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8a7a33b846d6ba695891b8d0040027cdbad8cd52
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/cc014ebf803174f0e5d15956dfc5a38413c945ae
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae388c0e1bf727972096f770f82d12e4f748d1b6
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4a05b2d1b4642df74f30b6f54843e825c4a2bfd3
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Sources
- CVE-2026-74501 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-74501 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jc2g-jx97-4cg9 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-74501 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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