High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-89736
usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix use-after-free on sound card disconnect
7.8
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
usb: gadget: u_audio: Fix use-after-free on sound card disconnect
g_audio_cleanup() invokes snd_card_free_when_closed() to initiate sound
card teardown and immediately frees the underlying struct snd_uac_chip
context. However, snd_card_free_when_closed() returns asynchronously
while ALSA control elements (kctls) remain open in userspace.
When userspace control applications access or close these open file
descriptors, kctl callbacks attempt to dereference kctl->private_data
pointing to &uac->c_prm or &uac->p_prm within the freed uac structure,
resulting in a use-after-free (UAF) memory corruption.
Fix this issue by deferring the destruction of struct snd_uac_chip until
all references to the ALSA sound card are released. Register a custom
card->private_free callback (u_audio_card_free) during g_audio_setup()
that frees uac and its associated playback/capture request and ring
buffers only when the sound card reference count drops to zero.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 2% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
33f341c1fc60e172a3515c51bdabee11e83d1ee9 before a7ecd1a04f4f485d7be6443d0f0b2c61a800cb82; b131989797f7287d7fdadb2bababc05a15d44750 before f983793f03148b097977f200298db215cd2d4438; 3bc7324e4911351e39c54a62e6ca46321cb10faf before 6f46762196f04464e1050a9ee94e72b917db9010; 6c67ed9ad9b83e453e808f9b31a931a20a25629b before 891a8d11f4d5eb50b2ce7570f4f98204a7a57493; 6c67ed9ad9b83e453e808f9b31a931a20a25629b before c74ff0b1a0fca53d3ac185873c87d6a719b30a47; 6c67ed9ad9b83e453e808f9b31a931a20a25629b before 4e747c864a88537e18b1ffc19a1954c9686bb8e1; +14 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-89736
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-89736
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4e747c864a88537e18b1ffc19a1954c9686bb8e1
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6f46762196f04464e1050a9ee94e72b917db9010
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/79a92896e2bb9471550c56fc23d8d93592f04c27
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/858965947081d10d41d9a1010a540d3d5eea958b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/891a8d11f4d5eb50b2ce7570f4f98204a7a57493
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/a7ecd1a04f4f485d7be6443d0f0b2c61a800cb82
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