CVE-2026-72257
kernel: ASoC: qcom: q6apm: fix NULL pointer dereference in graph_callback
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · August 15, 2026
Updated · August 19, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ASoC (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture System on Chip) qcom q6apm component. A race condition can occur when the q6apm_free_fragments() function frees audio buffers while graph_callback() attempts to access a freed buffer due to a late Digital Signal Processor (DSP) response. This can lead to a NULL pointer dereference, causing the system to crash and 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