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CVE-2026-72263

Low risk· EPSS 9%
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.19%

9th percentile - higher than 9% of all known CVEs

Summary

In the Linux kernel, a memory leak was found in ASoC SOF topology in snd_sof_load_topology. When the topology filename contains "dummy" and tplg_cnt is 0, the function returns -EINVAL without freeing the memory allocated by kcalloc() for tplg_files. The fix sets ret = -EINVAL and jumps to the out label, which handles kfree(tplg_files).

Risk Assessment

Memory leak on each failed topology load can lead to memory exhaustion, especially in systems repeatedly attempting to load topology.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the Linux kernel to a version containing the fix that ensures tplg_files memory is freed in the error path.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: SOF: topology: fix memory leak in snd_sof_load_topology When the topology filename contains "dummy" and tplg_cnt is 0, the function returns -EINVAL directly without freeing the tplg_files allocated by kcalloc() at line 2497. This leaks memory on every such topology load attempt. Fix this by setting ret = -EINVAL and jumping to the out: label, which already handles the kfree(tplg_files) cleanup.

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