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CVE-2024-41069: ASoC: topology: Fix references to freed memory
- Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 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: 2024-07-29 · updated 2026-08-04
- Weakness: CWE-416
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: topology: Fix references to freed memory Most users after parsing a topology file, release memory used by it, so having pointer references directly into topology file contents is wrong. Use devm_kmemdup(), to allocate memory as needed.
Affected products
- Linux kernel: before 6.1.101; from 6.2 before 6.6.42; from 6.7 before 6.9.11; 6.10-rc1, 6.10-rc2, 6.10-rc3, 6.10-rc4, 6.10-rc5 — fixed in 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Linux kernel 6.1.101, 6.6.42, 6.9.11. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ab304ecd95c0b1703ff8c8c3956dc6e2afe8e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5a6208b4d6872b1c6ecea1867940fc668cc76d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b188d7f3dfab10e332e3c1066e18857964a520d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccae5c6a1fab9494c86b7856faf05e296c617702
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/97ab304ecd95c0b1703ff8c8c3956dc6e2afe8e1
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ab5a6208b4d6872b1c6ecea1867940fc668cc76d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b188d7f3dfab10e332e3c1066e18857964a520d2
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ccae5c6a1fab9494c86b7856faf05e296c617702
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/01/msg00001.html
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