CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-74502

Low risk· EPSS 7%
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, ALSA UMP has a double free in snd_ump_attach_legacy_rawmidi(). After snd_rawmidi_new() fails, the out_cvts array is freed but the pointer is not cleared, leading to a second free during endpoint teardown.

Risk Assessment

Double free can cause system crashes or potential exploitation by malicious USB MIDI devices.

Recommendation

Install the updated Linux kernel with the fix that clears the pointer after freeing.

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Original NVD description (English source)

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ump: fix double free of out_cvts on rawmidi error snd_ump_attach_legacy_rawmidi() allocates the legacy conversion array ump->out_cvts and, on the snd_rawmidi_new() error path, frees it with kfree() but leaves ump->out_cvts pointing at the freed memory. When the endpoint is later torn down, snd_ump_endpoint_free() frees ump->out_cvts a second time, resulting in a double free. The host snd-usb-audio driver attaches the legacy rawmidi for any USB MIDI 2.0 (UMP) device, so a device that makes snd_rawmidi_new() fail reaches this path on enumeration. Clear ump->out_cvts after freeing it on the error path so it is not freed again during teardown. Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <[email protected]>

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