In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: SOF: Intel: hda: Fix UAF when reloading module
hda_generic_machine_select() appends -idisp to the tplg filename by allocating a new string with devm_kasprintf(), then stores the string right back into the global variable snd_soc_acpi_intel_hda_machines. When the module is unloaded, this memory is freed, resulting in a global variable pointing to freed memory. Reloading the module then triggers a use-after-free:
BUG: KFENCE: use-after-free read in string+0x48/0xe0
Use-after-free read at 0x00000000967e0109 (in kfence-#99): string+0x48/0xe0 vsnprintf+0x329/0x6e0 devm_kvasprintf+0x54/0xb0 devm_kasprintf+0x58/0x80 hda_machine_select.cold+0x198/0x17a2 [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic] sof_probe_work+0x7f/0x600 [snd_sof] process_one_work+0x17b/0x330 worker_thread+0x2ce/0x3f0 kthread+0xcf/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
kfence-#99: 0x00000000198a940f-0x00000000ace47d9d, size=64, cache=kmalloc-64
allocated by task 333 on cpu 8 at 17.798069s (130.453553s ago): devm_kmalloc+0x52/0x120 devm_kvasprintf+0x66/0xb0 devm_kasprintf+0x58/0x80 hda_machine_select.cold+0x198/0x17a2 [snd_sof_intel_hda_generic] sof_probe_work+0x7f/0x600 [snd_sof] process_one_work+0x17b/0x330 worker_thread+0x2ce/0x3f0 kthread+0xcf/0x100 ret_from_fork+0x31/0x50 ret_from_fork_asm+0x1a/0x30
freed by task 1543 on cpu 4 at 141.586686s (6.665010s ago): release_nodes+0x43/0xb0 devres_release_all+0x90/0xf0 device_unbind_cleanup+0xe/0x70 device_release_driver_internal+0x1c1/0x200 driver_detach+0x48/0x90 bus_remove_driver+0x6d/0xf0 pci_unregister_driver+0x42/0xb0 __do_sys_delete_module+0x1d1/0x310 do_syscall_64+0x82/0x190 entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x76/0x7e
Fix it by copying the match array with devm_kmemdup_array() before we modify it.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade linux | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade kernel-default-extraUpgrade kernel-azure-vdsoUpgrade kernel-obs-qaUpgrade kernel-macrosUpgrade kernel-azure-extraUpgrade kernel-symsUpgrade kernel-64kb-extraUpgrade kernel-kvmsmallUpgrade kernel-docsUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-vdsoUpgrade kernel-defaultUpgrade kernel-64kb-develUpgrade kernel-default-vdsoUpgrade kernel-devel-azureUpgrade kernel-64kbUpgrade kernel-source-azureUpgrade kernel-kvmsmall-develUpgrade kernel-source-vanillaUpgrade kernel-azure-develUpgrade kernel-default-livepatchUpgrade kernel-develUpgrade kernel-zfcpdumpUpgrade kernel-docs-htmlUpgrade kernel-sourceUpgrade kernel-azureUpgrade kernel-default-devel | Dec 5, 2025 | Dec 5, 2025 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade linux-image-azureUpgrade linux-image-raspiUpgrade linux-image-virtual-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1011-oracleUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04cUpgrade linux-image-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-oracle-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-gcp-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-realtime-6.14Upgrade linux-image-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-aws-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-gcp-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-6.14Upgrade linux-image-raspi-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-aws-6.14Upgrade linux-image-aws-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04Upgrade linux-image-oracle-6.14Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1012-raspiUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-28-genericUpgrade linux-image-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oem-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-gcp-64kUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1011-awsUpgrade linux-image-genericUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1010-azureUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1011-oracle-64kUpgrade linux-image-oem-24.04aUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1010-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-28-generic-64kUpgrade linux-image-virtualUpgrade linux-image-azure-6.14Upgrade linux-image-generic-64k-6.14Upgrade linux-image-awsUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1014-gcpUpgrade linux-image-oracleUpgrade linux-image-virtual-hwe-24.04Upgrade linux-image-realtimeUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1010-oemUpgrade linux-image-6.14.0-1011-aws-64k | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 |
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