CVE-2026-64480
kernel: ALSA: ice1712: check snd_ctl_new1() return value
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 25, 2026
Updated · October 29, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) ice1712 driver. This vulnerability occurs because the snd_ctl_new1() function, which allocates memory, can return a null value upon failure, but the driver does not properly check for this. An attacker could potentially trigger a memory allocation failure, leading to a null pointer dereference and causing the system to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 5.5CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference