CVE-2023-52736
ALSA Linux HDA codec Unset Preset Pointer Null Pointer Deref Vulnerability
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Do not unset preset when cleaning up codec Several functions that take part in codec's initialization and removal are re-used by ASoC codec drivers implementations. Drivers mimic the behavior of hda_codec_driver_probe/remove() found in sound/pci/hda/hda_bind.c with their component->probe/remove() instead. One of the reasons for that is the expectation of snd_hda_codec_device_new() to receive a valid pointer to an instance of struct snd_card. This expectation can be met only once sound card components probing commences. As ASoC sound card may be unbound without codec device being actually removed from the system, unsetting ->preset in snd_hda_codec_cleanup_for_unbind() interferes with module unload -> load scenario causing null-ptr-deref. Preset is assigned only once, during device/driver matching whereas ASoC codec driver's module reloading may occur several times throughout the lifetime of an audio stack.
INFO
Published Date :
May 21, 2024, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 8:40 a.m.
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
Remotely Exploitable :
No
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/427ca2530da8dc61a42620d7113b05e187b6c2c0 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fc4e7191eae9d9325511e03deadfdb2224914f8 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87978e6ad45a16835cc58234451111091be3c59a Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e909f5f2aa55a8f9aa6919cce08015cb0e8d4668 -
CVE Modified by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 29, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: Do not unset preset when cleaning up codec Several functions that take part in codec's initialization and removal are re-used by ASoC codec drivers implementations. Drivers mimic the behavior of hda_codec_driver_probe/remove() found in sound/pci/hda/hda_bind.c with their component->probe/remove() instead. One of the reasons for that is the expectation of snd_hda_codec_device_new() to receive a valid pointer to an instance of struct snd_card. This expectation can be met only once sound card components probing commences. As ASoC sound card may be unbound without codec device being actually removed from the system, unsetting ->preset in snd_hda_codec_cleanup_for_unbind() interferes with module unload -> load scenario causing null-ptr-deref. Preset is assigned only once, during device/driver matching whereas ASoC codec driver's module reloading may occur several times throughout the lifetime of an audio stack. Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7fc4e7191eae9d9325511e03deadfdb2224914f8 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e909f5f2aa55a8f9aa6919cce08015cb0e8d4668 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/427ca2530da8dc61a42620d7113b05e187b6c2c0 [No types assigned] Added Reference kernel.org https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/87978e6ad45a16835cc58234451111091be3c59a [No types assigned]
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