In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop

loopback_check_format() may stop the capture side when playback starts
with parameters that no longer match a running capture stream. Commit
826af7fa62e3 ("ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger") moved
the peer lookup under cable->lock, but the actual snd_pcm_stop() still
runs after dropping that lock.

A concurrent close can clear the capture entry from cable->streams[] and
detach or free its runtime while the playback trigger path still holds a
stale peer substream pointer.

Keep a per-cable count of in-flight peer stops before dropping
cable->lock, and make free_cable() wait for those stops before
detaching the runtime. This preserves the existing behavior while
making the peer runtime lifetime explicit.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4664-1 linux security update
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8488-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8489-1 Linux kernel (OEM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8488-2 Linux kernel (Raspberry Pi) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8507-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8567-1 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8569-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8574-1 Linux kernel (GCP FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8574-2 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8595-1 Linux kernel (Oracle) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8596-1 Linux kernel (NVIDIA) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8595-2 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8603-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8606-1 Linux kernel (Azure) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8607-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8608-1 Linux kernel (Azure FIPS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8609-1 Linux kernel (Azure CVM) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8574-3 Linux kernel vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8595-3 Linux kernel (AWS) vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-8619-1 Linux kernel (HWE) vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27353 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:27354 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:30848 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33215 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33685 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33899 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:33900 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34094 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34095 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:34443 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35844 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35863 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:35896 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:41236 cve-icon
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-46090 cve-icon
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2481980 cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/03f52a9c170431e8f10e156b9dc0dae80b3e9198 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/345c24b2bcf0923dfae1ab41497351c68214ff76 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5d45e34bf001344e2966dabca1897561bbc9e913 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/83bd62fa9620ac98d5d694bde14c50f98c8e7189 cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/bdd9503c3d222d2735b56c7a8b4422ccf3de6e5c cve-icon cve-icon
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e5c33cdc6f402eab8abd36ecf436b22c9d3a8aff cve-icon cve-icon
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052702-CVE-2026-46090-1211@gregkh/T cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46090 cve-icon
https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-46090.json cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46090 cve-icon
History

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 12:45:00 +0000


Sat, 30 May 2026 11:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}


Thu, 28 May 2026 03:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Thu, 28 May 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-364
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.0, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


Wed, 27 May 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Weaknesses CWE-416

Wed, 27 May 2026 14:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop loopback_check_format() may stop the capture side when playback starts with parameters that no longer match a running capture stream. Commit 826af7fa62e3 ("ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger") moved the peer lookup under cable->lock, but the actual snd_pcm_stop() still runs after dropping that lock. A concurrent close can clear the capture entry from cable->streams[] and detach or free its runtime while the playback trigger path still holds a stale peer substream pointer. Keep a per-cable count of in-flight peer stops before dropping cable->lock, and make free_cable() wait for those stops before detaching the runtime. This preserves the existing behavior while making the peer runtime lifetime explicit.
Title ALSA: aloop: Fix peer runtime UAF during format-change stop
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
References

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-05T12:29:34.260Z

Reserved: 2026-05-13T15:03:33.097Z

Link: CVE-2026-46090

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2026-05-27T14:17:30.547

Modified: 2026-07-20T12:19:31.970

Link: CVE-2026-46090

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-05-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-46090 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-08-12T04:15:07Z

Weaknesses