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CVE-2024-36955: ALSA: hda: intel-sdw-acpi: fix usage of device_get_named_child_node()

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.7 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-05-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-200

Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: intel-sdw-acpi: fix usage of device_get_named_child_node() The documentation for device_get_named_child_node() mentions this important point: " The caller is responsible for calling fwnode_handle_put() on the returned fwnode pointer. " Add fwnode_handle_put() to avoid a leaked reference.

Affected products

• Linux kernel: from 5.12 before 5.15.159; from 5.16 before 6.1.91; from 6.2 before 6.6.31; from 6.7 before 6.8.10; 6.9-rc1, 6.9-rc2, 6.9-rc3, 6.9-rc4, 6.9-rc5, 6.9-rc6 — fixed in 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 5.15.159, 6.1.91, 6.6.31, 6.8.10. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722d33c442e66e4aabd3e778958d696ff3a2777e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db626d2730d3d80fd31638169054b1e507f07bf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef6ecf98ce309b1f4e5a25cddd5965d01feea07
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2d9641a39e6b5244230c4b41c4aca83b54b377
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c158cf914713efc3bcdc25680c7156c48c12ef6a
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/722d33c442e66e4aabd3e778958d696ff3a2777e
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7db626d2730d3d80fd31638169054b1e507f07bf
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7ef6ecf98ce309b1f4e5a25cddd5965d01feea07
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bd2d9641a39e6b5244230c4b41c4aca83b54b377
• https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c158cf914713efc3bcdc25680c7156c48c12ef6a

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