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CVE-2026-64480

kernel: ALSA: ice1712: check snd_ctl_new1() return value

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

5.5

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 · 5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference