CVE-2026-46090

high

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop loopback_check_format() may stop the capture side when playback starts with parameters that no longer match a running capture stream. Commit 826af7fa62e3 ("ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger") moved the peer lookup under cable->lock, but the actual snd_pcm_stop() still runs after dropping that lock. A concurrent close can clear the capture entry from cable->streams[] and detach or free its runtime while the playback trigger path still holds a stale peer substream pointer. Keep a per-cable count of in-flight peer stops before dropping cable->lock, and make free_cable() wait for those stops before detaching the runtime. This preserves the existing behavior while making the peer runtime lifetime explicit.

References

https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46090.json

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5c33cdc6f402eab8abd36ecf436b22c9d3a8aff

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdd9503c3d222d2735b56c7a8b4422ccf3de6e5c

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bd62fa9620ac98d5d694bde14c50f98c8e7189

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d45e34bf001344e2966dabca1897561bbc9e913

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/345c24b2bcf0923dfae1ab41497351c68214ff76

https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f52a9c170431e8f10e156b9dc0dae80b3e9198

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481980

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46090

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35896

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35863

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35844

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34095

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33900

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33899

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33685

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30848

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27354

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27353

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-05-27

Updated: 2026-07-07

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00018