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CVE-2026-97418ALSA: es18xx: check control allocation before private data setup

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 27, 2026, 4:30 PM ET)

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In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: es18xx: check control allocation before private data setup snd_es18xx_mixer() creates controls with snd_ctl_new1() and then stores bookkeeping pointers or sets private_free before calling snd_ctl_add(). snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL on allocation failure, so those writes can dereference a NULL control pointer. Check the returned control pointers before using them and return -ENOMEM on allocation failure.

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: Oct 3, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Linux Linux linux:linux (from the name)	from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before e6c84fe4cf6f98f7b1ad446a42cfcb46bae83f66; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 908323ed61d5e7ad74889524d327cfb6a65ec8df; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 3d8adddf4e4a5a43847ee62e5e78ba05e756bdef; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 91c97a7969dae976de954453ab6e925e6522fecb; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 978079238f40f1a08ddb12ce208c484246f6a1b0; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before d88c24b76f285df9d206751e22c28e2613258cb3; from 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 before 422e42b7c2b882ba1d16d4afc8891bcea7c4de93	CNA record

References

References

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c84fe4cf6f98f7b1ad446a42cfcb46bae83f66
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/908323ed61d5e7ad74889524d327cfb6a65ec8df
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8adddf4e4a5a43847ee62e5e78ba05e756bdef
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c97a7969dae976de954453ab6e925e6522fecb
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978079238f40f1a08ddb12ce208c484246f6a1b0
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88c24b76f285df9d206751e22c28e2613258cb3
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422e42b7c2b882ba1d16d4afc8891bcea7c4de93

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