CVE-2026-31701
ALSA: caiaq: take a reference on the USB device in create_card()
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: take a reference on the USB device in create_card() The caiaq driver stores a pointer to the parent USB device in cdev->chip.dev but never takes a reference on it. The card's private_free callback, snd_usb_caiaq_card_free(), can run asynchronously via snd_card_free_when_closed() after the USB device has already been disconnected and freed, so any access to cdev->chip.dev in that path dereferences a freed usb_device. On top of the refcounting issue, the current card_free implementation calls usb_reset_device(cdev->chip.dev). A reset in a free callback is inappropriate: the device is going away, the call takes the device lock in a teardown context, and the reset races with the disconnect path that the callback is already cleaning up after. Take a reference on the USB device in create_card() with usb_get_dev(), drop it with usb_put_dev() in the free callback, and remove the usb_reset_device() call.
INFO
Published Date :
May 1, 2026, 2:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 1, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
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Solution
- Take a reference on the USB device.
- Drop the reference in the free callback.
- Remove the usb_reset_device() call.
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New CVE Received by 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
May. 01, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: take a reference on the USB device in create_card() The caiaq driver stores a pointer to the parent USB device in cdev->chip.dev but never takes a reference on it. The card's private_free callback, snd_usb_caiaq_card_free(), can run asynchronously via snd_card_free_when_closed() after the USB device has already been disconnected and freed, so any access to cdev->chip.dev in that path dereferences a freed usb_device. On top of the refcounting issue, the current card_free implementation calls usb_reset_device(cdev->chip.dev). A reset in a free callback is inappropriate: the device is going away, the call takes the device lock in a teardown context, and the reset races with the disconnect path that the callback is already cleaning up after. Take a reference on the USB device in create_card() with usb_get_dev(), drop it with usb_put_dev() in the free callback, and remove the usb_reset_device() call. Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1d9be95aee6c6246a21752e60c9519902649f482 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/59b622a043cffc58b7638cd85ae6c30a0904f8e6 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6473ed16df1fe88051140611b3eb9a49be7f429e Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/80bb50e2d459213cccff3111d5ef98ed4238c0d5 Added Reference https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/f6634af5de728a46792f674a66d7843570cb68f7