media: cobalt: Avoid freeing ALSA private data twice
snd_cobalt_card_create() stores cobsc in sc->private_data and installs
snd_cobalt_card_private_free() as sc->private_free. From that point,
snd_card_free(sc) releases cobsc through the ALSA card cleanup path.
If cobalt_alsa_init() fails after snd_cobalt_card_create(), the
err_exit_free path calls snd_card_free(sc) and then kfree(cobsc). That
second free releases the same object again.
Remove the explicit kfree(cobsc) and leave ownership with the ALSA card.
This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by
manual source review.
Analysis
Analysis and contextual insights are available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | Linux | unaffected |
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Linux | Linux | affected |
|
No data.
No data.
No data available yet.
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
Additional remediation guidance may be available on OpenCVE Cloud.
Tracking
Sign in to view the affected projects.
No advisories yet.
Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: media: cobalt: Avoid freeing ALSA private data twice snd_cobalt_card_create() stores cobsc in sc->private_data and installs snd_cobalt_card_private_free() as sc->private_free. From that point, snd_card_free(sc) releases cobsc through the ALSA card cleanup path. If cobalt_alsa_init() fails after snd_cobalt_card_create(), the err_exit_free path calls snd_card_free(sc) and then kfree(cobsc). That second free releases the same object again. Remove the explicit kfree(cobsc) and leave ownership with the ALSA card. This issue was found by a static analysis checker and confirmed by manual source review. | |
| Title | media: cobalt: Avoid freeing ALSA private data twice | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
|
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
|
| References |
|
|
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-09-16T10:31:56.817Z
Reserved: 2026-09-11T19:38:34.773Z
Link: CVE-2026-89895
Vulnrichment
No data.
NVD
Status : Received
Published: 2026-09-16T11:16:58.270
Modified: 2026-09-16T11:16:58.270
Link: CVE-2026-89895
Redhat
No data.
OpenCVE Enrichment
No data.
No weakness.