CVE-2026-23089

Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 95.54%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedFeb 4
Latest updateApr 9

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free() When snd_usb_create_mixer() fails, snd_usb_mixer_free() frees mixer->id_elems but the controls already added to the card still reference the freed memory. Later when snd_card_register() runs, the OSS mixer layer calls their callbacks and hits a use-after-free read. Call trace: get_ctl_value+0x63f/0x820 sound/usb/mixer.c:411 get_min_max_with_quirks.isra.0+0x240/0x1f40

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages4 packages

NVDlinux/linux_kernel2.6.135.10.249+6
CVEListV5linux/linux6639b6c2367f884ca172b78d69f7da17bfab2e5e51b1aa6fe7dc87356ba58df06afb9677c9b841ea+7
Debianlinux< 5.10.249-1+3
Debianlinux-6.1< 6.1.162-1~deb11u1

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
OSV
CVE-2026-23089: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free() When snd_usb_create_mi2026-02-04
GHSA
GHSA-h8v3-969r-cfp9: In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free() When snd_usb_create_2026-02-04
CVEList
ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free()2026-02-04

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
Linux kernel (NVIDIA Tegra) vulnerabilities2026-04-09
Red Hat
kernel: ALSA: usb-audio: Fix use-after-free in snd_usb_mixer_free()2026-02-04
Debian
CVE-2026-23089: linux - In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-a...2026

🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-23089 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz
CVE-2026-23089 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | In the Linux kernel | cvebase.io