GHSA-gmmg-288v-pj32 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: Handle probe...
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: Handle probe errors properly The probe procedure of setup_card() in caiaq driver doesn't treat the error cases gracefully, e.g. the error from snd_card_register() calls snd_card_free() but continues. This would lead to a UAF for the further calls like snd_usb_caiaq_control_init(), as Berk suggested in another patch in the link below. However, the problem is not only that; in general, this function drops the all error handlings (as it's a void function) although its caller can propagate an error to snd_probe(), which eventually calls snd_card_free() as a proper error path. That said, we should treat each error case in setup_card(), and just return the error code promptly, which is then handled later as a fatal error in snd_probe(). This patch achieves it by changing the setup_card() to return an error code. Also, the superfluous snd_card_free() call is removed, too. Note that card->private_free can be set still safely at returning an error. All called functions in card_free() have checks of the unassigned resources or NULL checks.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2026-46004 is rated Low Risk (5.2/100): low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.02%). Mandatory action: Low composite risk—no urgent action required; patch on your normal maintenance cycle and revisit priority if CVSS or EPSS increases.
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| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
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| 1 | 2026-05-28 | — | 0.02% | — |
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GHSA-gmmg-288v-pj32 · Severity: unknown — In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: caiaq: Handle probe...
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debian
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not yet assigned | CVE-2026-46004 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (linux), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 3, open 2. | https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-46004 |
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46004 |
suse
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high | CVE-2026-46004 severity important: SUSE including 16 source package names (cluster-md-kmp-default, dlm-kmp-default, …), 54 product×package rows across 14 product lines (SUSE Linux Enterprise High Availability Extension 15 SP7, SUSE Linux Enterprise Live Patching 15 SP7, … (14 product lines)): Known Not Affected 54. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46004/ |
ubuntu
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medium | CVE-2026-46004 medium priority: Ubuntu including 158 source packages (linux, linux-allwinner-5.19, …), 891 status rows across 9 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, noble, questing, resolute, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 508, needs-triage 224, ignored 159. | https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-46004 |
| Vendor | Product | Version | Raw CPE |
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| No affected products in dataset. | |||