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High · 7.8 CVE-2026-64029 EUVD-2026-45602GHSA-93ph-845p-qqq3

ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input

Published Jul 19, 2026 · Updated Oct 19, 2026 · Assigned by Linux

Vendor: Linux Product: Linux Package: linux Package: linux Package: linux-allwinner-5.19 Package: linux-aws Package: linux-aws-5.0 Package: linux-aws-5.11 Package: linux-aws-5.13 Package: linux-aws-5.19 Package: linux-aws-5.3 Package: linux-aws-5.8 Package: linux-aws-6.14 Package: linux-aws-6.17 Package: linux-aws-6.2 Package: linux-aws-6.5 Package: linux-aws-6.8 Package: linux-aws-fips Package: linux-azure Package: linux-azure-5.11 Package: linux-azure-5.13 Package: linux-azure-5.19 Package: linux-azure-5.3 Package: linux-azure-5.8 Package: linux-azure-6.11 Package: linux-azure-6.14 Package: linux-azure-6.17 Package: linux-azure-6.2 Package: linux-azure-6.5 Package: linux-azure-6.8 Package: linux-azure-7.0 Package: linux-azure-edge Package: linux-azure-fde Package: linux-azure-fde-5.19 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.14 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.17 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.2 Package: linux-azure-fde-6.8 Package: linux-azure-fde-7.0 Package: linux-azure-fips Package: linux-azure-nvidia Package: linux-azure-nvidia-6.14 Package: linux-bluefield Package: linux-fips Package: linux-gcp Package: linux-gcp-5.11 Package: linux-gcp-5.13 Package: linux-gcp-5.19 Package: linux-gcp-5.3 Package: linux-gcp-5.8 Package: linux-gcp-6.11 Package: linux-gcp-6.14 Package: linux-gcp-6.17 Package: linux-gcp-6.2 Package: linux-gcp-6.5 Package: linux-gcp-6.8 Package: linux-gcp-7.0 Package: linux-gcp-fips Package: linux-gke Package: linux-gke-4.15 Package: linux-gke-5.15 Package: linux-gke-5.4 Package: linux-gkeop Package: linux-gkeop-5.15 Package: linux-gkeop-5.4 Package: linux-hwe Package: linux-hwe-5.11 Package: linux-hwe-5.13 Package: linux-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-hwe-5.8 Package: linux-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-hwe-6.14 Package: linux-hwe-6.17 Package: linux-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-hwe-7.0 Package: linux-hwe-edge Package: linux-ibm Package: linux-ibm-6.8 Package: linux-intel-5.13 Package: linux-intel-iot-realtime Package: linux-lowlatency Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-5.19 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.11 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.2 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.5 Package: linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia Package: linux-nvidia-6.11 Package: linux-nvidia-6.17 Package: linux-nvidia-6.2 Package: linux-nvidia-6.5 Package: linux-nvidia-6.8 Package: linux-nvidia-7.0 Package: linux-nvidia-bos Package: linux-nvidia-lowlatency Package: linux-nvidia-tegra Package: linux-oem Package: linux-oem-5.10 Package: linux-oem-5.13 Package: linux-oem-5.14 Package: linux-oem-5.17 Package: linux-oem-5.6 Package: linux-oem-6.0 Package: linux-oem-6.1 Package: linux-oem-6.11 Package: linux-oem-6.14 Package: linux-oem-6.17 Package: linux-oem-6.5 Package: linux-oem-6.8 Package: linux-oem-7.0 Package: linux-oracle Package: linux-oracle-5.0 Package: linux-oracle-5.11 Package: linux-oracle-5.13 Package: linux-oracle-5.3 Package: linux-oracle-5.8 Package: linux-oracle-6.14 Package: linux-oracle-6.17 Package: linux-oracle-6.5 Package: linux-oracle-6.8 Package: linux-oracle-7.0 Package: linux-raspi Package: linux-raspi-realtime Package: linux-raspi2 Package: linux-realtime Package: linux-realtime-6.14 Package: linux-realtime-6.17 Package: linux-realtime-6.8 Package: linux-riscv Package: linux-riscv-5.11 Package: linux-riscv-5.19 Package: linux-riscv-5.8 Package: linux-riscv-6.14 Package: linux-riscv-6.17 Package: linux-riscv-6.5 Package: linux-riscv-6.8 Package: linux-riscv-7.0 Package: linux-starfive-5.19 Package: linux-starfive-6.2 Package: linux-starfive-6.5 Package: linux-vmware Package: linux-xilinx Platform: Linux Ecosystem: Debian Ecosystem: Ubuntu

Description

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

ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input

seq_ump_process_event() borrows client->out_rfile.output without
synchronizing with the first-open and last-close transition in
seq_ump_client_open() and seq_ump_client_close().

The last output unuse can therefore drop opened[STR_OUT] to zero and
release the rawmidi file while an in-flight event_input callback is still
inside snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). That leaves the rawmidi substream
runtime exposed to teardown before the write path has taken its own
buffer reference.

Add a per-client rwlock for the event_input-visible output file. Publish
a newly opened output file under the write side, and hold the read side
from the output lookup through snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). The last
output close copies and clears the visible output file under the write
side, then drops the lock and releases the saved rawmidi file. Use
IRQ-safe rwlock guards because event_input can also be reached from
atomic sequencer delivery.

The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:

path A label: event_input path path B label: last unuse path
1. seq_ump_process_event() reads 1. seq_ump_client_close()
client->out_rfile.output. drops opened[STR_OUT] to zero.
2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1() 2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_release()
has not yet pinned runtime. closes the output file.
3. The writer continues using 3. close_substream() frees
the borrowed substream. substream->runtime.

This keeps the output substream and runtime alive for the full
event_input write while keeping rawmidi release outside the rwlock.

KASAN reproduced this as a slab-use-after-free in
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(), with allocation through
seq_ump_use()/snd_seq_port_connect() and free through
seq_ump_unuse()/snd_seq_port_disconnect().

Validation reproduced this kernel report:
KASAN slab-use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400
RIP: 0033:0x7f5528af837f
Read of size 8
Call trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0 (?:?)
print_report+0xd1/0x650 (?:?)
srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?)
__virt_addr_valid+0x1a7/0x340 (?:?)
kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x64/0x200 (?:?)
kasan_report+0xf7/0x130 (?:?)
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400 (?:?)
__asan_load8+0x82/0xb0 (?:?)
update_stack_state+0x1ef/0x2d0 (?:?)
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write+0x1a/0x20 (?:?)
seq_ump_process_event+0xd4/0x120 (sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c:82)
__snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x8a/0xe0 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_from_ump+0x2b2/0xd60 (?:?)
lock_acquire+0x14e/0x2e0 (?:?)
find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 (?:?)
snd_seq_port_use_ptr+0xa6/0xe0 (?:?)
__kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20 (?:?)
do_raw_read_unlock+0x32/0xa0 (?:?)
_raw_read_unlock+0x26/0x50 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x45c/0x4b0 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_event+0x10d/0x1b0 (?:?)
snd_seq_client_enqueue_event+0x192/0x240 (?:?)
snd_seq_write+0x2cd/0x450 (?:?)
apparmor_file_permission+0x20/0x30 (?:?)
security_file_permission+0x51/0x60 (?:?)
vfs_write+0x1ce/0x850 (?:?)
__fget_files+0x12b/0x220 (?:?)
lock_release+0xc8/0x2a0 (?:?)
__rcu_read_unlock+0x74/0x2d0 (?:?)
__fget_files+0x135/0x220 (?:?)
ksys_write+0x15a/0x180 (?:?)
rcu_is_watching+0x24/0x60 (?:?)
__x64_sys_write+0x46/0x60 (?:?)
x64_sys_call+0x7d/0x20d0 (?:?)
do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x360 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:87)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f (?:?)

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Linux Linux 6.5 6.6.142

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 linux 7.0.12-1 —
Debian 13 linux 6.12.94-1 —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Nvidia-BlueField 24.04 LTS linux-bluefield 6.8.0-1030.35 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux 7.0.0-28.28 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-aws +2 7.0.0-1009.9 USN-8618-1, USN-8603-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 7.0.0-1008.8 USN-8593-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-gke 7.0.0-1003.4 —
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-ibm +1 7.0.0-1010.10 USN-8603-1, USN-8593-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia 7.0.0-1016.16 USN-8663-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-nvidia-bos 7.0.0-2016.16 USN-8664-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-raspi 7.0.0-1015.15 USN-8618-1
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS linux-riscv +1 7.0.0-28.28.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux 6.8.0-139.139 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-aws 6.8.0-1064.67 USN-8729-6
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-7.0 7.0.0-1014.14~24.04.1 USN-8728-2
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde 6.8.0-1065.72 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-7.0 7.0.0-1013.13~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp +1 6.8.0-1067.75 USN-8761-1, USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-7.0 +1 7.0.0-1011.11~24.04.1 USN-8728-3, USN-8728-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gke 6.8.0-1062.70 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-gkeop 6.8.0-1049.53 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-hwe-7.0 7.0.0-28.28~24.04.1 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-ibm 6.8.0-1064.65 USN-8729-3
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-lowlatency 6.8.0-139.139.1 USN-8729-4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia 6.8.0-1062.65 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-7.0 7.0.0-1016.16~24.04.1 USN-8663-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-lowlatency 6.8.0-1062.65.1 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-nvidia-tegra 6.8.0-1035.38 USN-8781-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-oracle 6.8.0-1061.64 USN-8802-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-raspi 6.8.0-1064.68 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv +28 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-riscv-7.0 7.0.0-28.28.1~24.04.3 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-vmware 6.8.0-1008.8 —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS linux-xilinx 6.8.0-1036.37 USN-8729-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-aws-6.8 6.8.0-1064.67~22.04.1 USN-8729-6
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-azure-fde-6.8 6.8.0-1065.72~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-gcp-6.8 +1 6.8.0-1067.75~22.04.1 USN-8761-3, USN-8729-3
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-149.149~22.04.1 USN-9066-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-ibm-6.8 6.8.0-1066.67~22.04.1 USN-8906-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-lowlatency-hwe-6.8 6.8.0-139.139.1~22.04.1 USN-8729-4
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-nvidia-6.8 6.8.0-1062.65~22.04.1 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-oracle-6.8 6.8.0-1061.64~22.04.1 USN-8802-1
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv +32 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS linux-riscv-6.8 6.8.0-139.139~22.04.1 —
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS linux-gke +28 No fix yet —
Show 5 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS linux-gcp +14 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS linux-hwe-edge No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-raspi-realtime 6.8.0-2053.55 USN-8729-2
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime 6.8.1-1059.60 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 24.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.14 +1 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro Realtime 22.04 LTS linux-realtime-6.8 6.8.1-1059.60~22.04.1 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-aws-fips 6.8.0-1064.67+fips1 USN-8729-5
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-fips 6.8.0-139.139+fips1 USN-8729-1
Ubuntu Pro FIPS-updates 24.04 LTS linux-gcp-fips +1 6.8.0-1067.75+fips1 USN-8761-2, USN-8729-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 10 rv +76 6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 RHSA-2026:68507
RHEL 9 rv +75 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 RHSA-2026:68570

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 10 rv +74 6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 ALSA-2026:68507
AlmaLinux 9 rv +73 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 ALSA-2026:68570

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 10 kernel 6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2.0.1 RLSA-2026:68507
Rocky Linux 9 kernel 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 RLSA-2026:68570
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-64kb +7 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLES 15 SP7 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1.150700.17.45.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-64kb +6 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1.150600.12.62.4 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
Show 9 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1
SLES for SAP 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1.150600.12.62.4 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 kernel-docs +4 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-64kb +8 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23897-1
SLES 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23902-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.23 SUSE-SU-2026:23887-1
SLE Micro 6.2 kernel-rt +5 6.12.0-160000.38.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23887-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23881-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-52.1.21.34 SUSE-SU-2026:23529-1
SLE Micro 6.1 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-52.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23529-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23528-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-default-base 6.4.0-52.1.21.36 SUSE-SU-2026:23481-1
SLE Micro 6.0 kernel-rt +4 6.4.0-52.1 SUSE-SU-2026:23481-1, SUSE-SU-2026:23477-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-default 6.4.0-150700.53.81.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7-RT_Update_20 1-150700.1.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP7 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP7_Update_21 1-150700.15.3.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4254-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-default 6.4.0-150600.23.135.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SLE Live Patching 15 SP6 kernel-livepatch-SLE15-SP6_Update_31 1-150600.13.3.4 SUSE-SU-2026:4369-1
SUSE Real Time Module 15 SP7 kernel-rt +2 6.4.0-150700.7.75.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4120-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-default-base 6.12.0-160000.38.1.160000.2.22 openSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1
openSUSE Leap 16.0 kernel-rt +11 6.12.0-160000.38.1 openSUSE-SU-2026:21910-1

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 10 rv +29 6.12.0-211.56.1.el10_2 ELSA-2026-68507
Oracle Linux 9 rv +28 5.14.0-687.49.1.el9_8 ELSA-2026-68570

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