{"cve":"CVE-2026-43459","nvd":{"published":"2026-05-08T15:16:58.753","modified":"2026-10-19T20:18:17.847","status":"Modified","description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nASoC: soc-core: flush delayed work before removing DAIs and widgets\n\nWhen a sound card is unbound while a PCM stream is open, a\nuse-after-free can occur in snd_soc_dapm_stream_event(), called from\nthe close_delayed_work workqueue handler.\n\nDuring unbind, snd_soc_unbind_card() flushes delayed work and then\ncalls soc_cleanup_card_resources(). Inside cleanup,\nsnd_card_disconnect_sync() releases all PCM file descriptors, and\nthe resulting PCM close path can call snd_soc_dapm_stream_stop()\nwhich schedules new delayed work with a pmdown_time timer delay.\nSince this happens after the flush in snd_soc_unbind_card(), the\nnew work is not caught. soc_remove_link_components() then frees\nDAPM widgets before this work fires, leading to the use-after-free.\n\nThe existing flush in soc_free_pcm_runtime() also cannot help as it\nruns after soc_remove_link_components() has already freed the widgets.\n\nAdd a flush in soc_cleanup_card_resources() after\nsnd_card_disconnect_sync() (after which no new PCM closes can\nschedule further delayed work) and before soc_remove_link_dais()\nand soc_remove_link_components() (which tear down the structures the\ndelayed work accesses).","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.3},"cwes":["CWE-416"],"references":["https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/231568afbc0cd25b8fb2a94ebf9738eabe1cf007","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/317a9298c54bb00319da73e5a7179f00e67fcbdf","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3887e514978d28216246360b46a9cb534969eb5a","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d33e6140945482a07f8089ee86e13e02553ffdb","https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/95bc5c225513fc3c4ce169563fb5e3929fbb938b"],"products":["linux:linux_kernel"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-21T03:43:09.190223697+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-43459","score":0.00147,"percentile":0.03882,"date":"2026-10-25"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}