CVE-2026-72446: ALSA: usb-audio: qcom: reject stream disable with no active interface

Published Aug 15, 2026
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Updated

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: usb-audio: qcom: reject stream disable with no active interface

handleuaudiostreamreq() resolves an interface index with infoidxfromifnum(), which returns -EINVAL when no interface matches. The enable branch and the response: cleanup label both guard against a negative index, but the disable branch does not: it forms info = &uadev[pcmcardnum].info[infoidx] and dereferences it.

uadev[].info is a pointer allocated only when a stream is first enabled, so a negative infoidx on the disable path is unsafe in two ways:

- If the card was never enabled, .info is NULL and &info[-EINVAL] is a wild pointer; reading info->dataeppipe faults (kernel oops).

- If the card was enabled at least once (.info allocated) and the disable names an interface that does not match, &info[-EINVAL] points before the allocation; info->dataeppipe / info->synceppipe are an out-of-bounds slab read and, when non-zero, an out-of-bounds 4-byte write (both pipe fields are cleared to 0). That is memory corruption, not just a NULL dereference.

The request is reachable from unprivileged local userspace over AFQIPCRTR. Reject a disable request with no resolved interface, matching the guard the enable path already has.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Linux Linux kernel

Event History

Aug 15, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·05:56 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·05:56 AM
Description
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2026-72446?

CVE-2026-72446 has a risk rating of 71, indicating a high-severity vulnerability.

2

What systems are affected by CVE-2026-72446?

CVE-2026-72446 affects the Linux kernel USB audio subsystem specifically related to Qualcomm hardware.

3

How do I fix CVE-2026-72446?

To mitigate CVE-2026-72446, update the Linux kernel to the latest version that includes the patch.

4

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2026-72446?

CVE-2026-72446 is a vulnerability in the ALSA usb-audio subsystem of the Linux kernel.

5

When was CVE-2026-72446 published?

CVE-2026-72446 was published on August 15, 2026.

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