CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-68200

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

7th percentile - higher than 7% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, in the ALSA timer subsystem, there is an issue with re-entering an instance callback that is still running. The userspace-driven timer (utimer) TRIGGER ioctl calls snd_timer_interrupt() directly with no serialization, so two threads can run snd_timer_interrupt() on the same timer concurrently. The SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_CALLBACK bit cannot represent two concurrent callbacks, leading to use-after-free.

Risk Assessment

This can lead to use-after-free, potentially resulting in system crashes or potential execution of malicious code by any user with access to /dev/snd/timer.

Recommendation

Apply the Linux kernel patch that skips re-queuing an instance (and its slaves) to the ack/sack list while its callback is in flight to prevent concurrent execution.

Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: timer: don't re-enter an instance callback that is still running The userspace-driven timer (utimer) TRIGGER ioctl calls snd_timer_interrupt() directly with no serialization, so two threads triggering the same utimer can run snd_timer_interrupt() on one snd_timer concurrently. snd_timer_process_callbacks() drops timer->lock around each instance callback and marks the in-flight callback with the single SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_CALLBACK bit; snd_timer_close_locked() waits on that bit to drain an in-flight callback before freeing the instance. The bit cannot represent two concurrent callbacks: when a second interrupt re-queues an instance whose callback is still running, both run at once, the first to finish clears the bit, and the close-path drain then frees the instance (and its callback_data) while the other callback is still live - a use-after-free reachable by any user able to open /dev/snd/timer, both via a user timer instance and via a sequencer queue timer bound to the utimer. snd_timer_interrupt() sets IFLG_CALLBACK before dropping timer->lock, so a concurrent interrupt already observes it under the lock. Skip re-queuing an instance (and its slaves) to the ack/sack list while its callback is in flight; the accumulated pticks are delivered on the next tick, so no event is lost.

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