Bug 2536480 (CVE-2026-90119)

Summary:	CVE-2026-90119 kernel: ALSA: ice1712: Fix the card leak at probe error with the auto-cleanup
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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Version:	unspecified	CC:	akhatavk, aos-team-art-private, asdas, dpaolell, jdelft, jupierce, lgarciaa, mbiarnes, ppalepu, ppostler, prdhamdh, rhel-process-autobot, sghai, sidsharm, suppawar, vlaad, watson-tool-maintainers
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Doc Text:	A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) ice1712 component. This vulnerability occurs when the `snd_ice1712_probe()` function, responsible for initializing the sound card, encounters an error. During such failures, the system does not properly release allocated ALSA card resources, leading to resource leaks. A local attacker could potentially exploit this issue to exhaust system resources, resulting in a denial of service (DoS).	Story Points:	---
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-09-17 18:09:35 UTC

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

ALSA: ice1712: Fix the card leak at probe error with the auto-cleanup

snd_ice1712_probe() performs multiple initialization steps after
snd_card_new(), but directly returns on failures from later steps
without releasing the ALSA card, causing resource leaks when
probing fails.

Use snd_devm_card_new() together with scope-based cleanup
via __free(snd_card_unref), and clear the card pointer after
successful registration to keep it alive.

Comment 1 Keith Grant 2026-09-23 13:06:12 UTC

Upstream advisory:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/security/vulns.git/plain/cve/published/2026/CVE-2026-90119.mbox