ALSA: cmipci: check snd_ctl_new1() return value
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.
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
921 explicit affected versions
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4dd5b0b1a52a8d6e59a3f217204817228ce0238b
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/67e9ea92cd598cba1783ff701553c776a6cedee9
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/8825a06bfa7932a7a74dec01669d405df0b47286
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/af2b009b773bc42995546507963e5e78970dc3ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b44888c33c4f11277d0e5e023338f2740232a4ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c205bd1b28fb7e5f1061a4e78813fad7d315cb3e
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/64xxx/CVE-2026-64486.json
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64486