Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ASoC: fsl_xcvr: Revert fix missing lock in fsl_xcvr_mode_put()
This reverts commit f51424872760 ("ASoC: fsl_xcvr: fix missing lock in fsl_xcvr_mode_put()").
The original patch attempted to acquire the card->controls_rwsem lock in
fsl_xcvr_mode_put(). However, this function is called from the upper ALSA
core function snd_ctl_elem_write(), which already holds the write lock on
controls_rwsem for the whole put operation. So there is no need to simply
hold the lock for fsl_xcvr_activate_ctl() again.
Acquiring the read lock while holding the write lock in the same thread
results in a deadlock and a hung task, as reported by Alexander Stein.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | 5.15.201 – < 5.15.202, 6.1.164 – < 6.1.165, 6.6.127 – < 6.6.128, 6.12.74 – < 6.12.75, 6.18.13 – < 6.18.14, 6.19 | 5.15.202 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | linux | 6.18.14-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | linux | 6.12.85-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | linux | 6.1.170-1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | linux-riscv +15 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | linux-riscv +32 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | linux-gke +28 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | linux-gcp +14 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | linux-hwe-edge | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS | linux-realtime-6.14 | No fix yet | — |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2026-1802 Linux Kernel: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 12, 2026
References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ae5a70e3e87c28edbaf9939cfef1bcbd9615420f
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/30ffcad5edb56947dccc26f6816ab7a55b21a711
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/29b2fbe3498da3681a01b34e4a2259f8a1b89448
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b0f74f5d24fe3c73ef1369a811891198b54c1e8e
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9a2a5da002775376498e8814df4a87cd629a3a0c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/0886dc6326c3cc596799c4340d342898301cf52a
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f16d96e1222391a6b996a1b676bec14fb91e3b2