GHSA-f8vw-v29r-vg8cunknown

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: aoa: check...

Published
July 25, 2026
Last Modified
July 25, 2026

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📋 Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: aoa: check snd_ctl_new1() return value

snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. In layout.c, the function does not check the return value before dereferencing ctl->id.name or passing to aoa_snd_ctl_add(), which can lead to a NULL pointer dereference.

Add NULL checks after snd_ctl_new1() calls and return early if any fails.

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