Not yet scoredPublished Jul 25, 2026

CVE-2026-64489ALSA: ymfpci: check snd_ctl_new1() return value

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 26, 2026, 8:20 PM ET)

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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.

CVSS: Not yet scored
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Linux
NVD analysis: Received
Record last updated: Aug 17, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 1f6c520932bca5be9e8dec137fccb2fc094a80fe before d7c71dfd4b80f0eacac2c157a8a3a4c6e8b2e0d1; from c9b83ae4a1609b1914ba7fc70826a3f3a8b234db before 91095474eea29b95c9a8bceb9b501a2702b6c55f; from c9b83ae4a1609b1914ba7fc70826a3f3a8b234db before 02f33c2062c75e28abc7ad58ce86451cf3140455; from c9b83ae4a1609b1914ba7fc70826a3f3a8b234db before f6538a318947b627710b08a268bc80a48c23bde7; from c9b83ae4a1609b1914ba7fc70826a3f3a8b234db before 18ec7d7785be7a4ee8ea11e355122282caad4267; from c9b83ae4a1609b1914ba7fc70826a3f3a8b234db before e64d170346d00b580c0043de3e5ccb3e331c47d4; cf671d2462d9af50c328bcc185d2c7b9726f8093; from 6.1.34 before 6.1.178; and 1 more ranges	CNA record

References

References

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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