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CVE-2026-64480

Low risk· EPSS 8%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.18%

8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel's ALSA ice1712, ice1724, and aureon drivers, the return value of snd_ctl_new1() is not checked in multiple places. If memory allocation fails, NULL is returned and then dereferenced, leading to NULL pointer dereferences.

Risk Assessment

An attacker could trigger a kernel panic by exhausting memory, causing a denial of service (DoS).

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that adds NULL checks after snd_ctl_new1() calls and returns -ENOMEM on failure.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ice1712: check snd_ctl_new1() return value snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. The ice1712 driver calls snd_ctl_new1() without checking the return value before dereferencing the pointer in multiple places (ice1712.c, ice1724.c, aureon.c), which can lead to NULL pointer dereferences. Add NULL checks after snd_ctl_new1() calls and return -ENOMEM if any fails.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS