A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's sound/hda device driver in snd_hdac_regmap_sync() function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or denial of service issue.

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2024-002968 advisory.

    A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's sound/hda  device driver in snd_hdac_regmap_sync()     function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or     denial of service issue.



Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Unity Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

An update of the linux package has been released.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - A race condition was found in the Linux kernel's sound/hda device driver in snd_hdac_regmap_sync()     function. This can result in a null pointer dereference issue, possibly leading to a kernel panic or     denial of service issue. (CVE-2024-23196)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Type	Severity
341464	Unity Linux 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: kernel (UTSA-2024-002968)	Nessus	Unity Linux Local Security Checks	Local	medium
332299	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2023-5.0-91-0101	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
228037	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-23196	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
204585	Photon OS 5.0: Linux PHSA-2023-5.0-0101	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high

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