High severity · published Sep 11, 2026
CVE-2026-80971
ALSA: bcd2000: clear the URB pointers on disconnect
7.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: bcd2000: clear the URB pointers on disconnect
bcd2000_free_usb_related_resources() frees both URBs and leaves the
pointers behind:
usb_kill_urb(bcd2k->midi_out_urb);
usb_kill_urb(bcd2k->midi_in_urb);
usb_free_urb(bcd2k->midi_out_urb);
usb_free_urb(bcd2k->midi_in_urb);
The rawmidi device outlives that call. A substream that is still open
when the device is unplugged reaches bcd2000_midi_send() from the
trigger path on close. That function writes to the freed URB and then
hands it to the USB core:
bcd2k->midi_out_urb->transfer_buffer_length = BUFSIZE;
...
ret = usb_submit_urb(bcd2k->midi_out_urb, GFP_ATOMIC);
usb_kill_urb() does not stop a later submission either, so a submit that
races the disconnect can requeue the URB after it has been reaped.
midi_in_urb is exposed the same way: bcd2000_input_complete() resubmits
it from the completion handler.
KASAN on 7.2.0-rc5 (arm64):
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in bcd2000_midi_send [snd_bcd2000]
Write of size 4 at addr ffff00001827d388 by task bpoc/168
__asan_store4
bcd2000_midi_send [snd_bcd2000]
bcd2000_midi_output_trigger [snd_bcd2000]
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1
close_substream.part.0
Freed by task 168:
usb_free_urb
bcd2000_disconnect [snd_bcd2000]
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in usb_submit_urb
Read of size 8 at addr ffff00001827d3b8 by task bpoc/168
Clear both pointers after freeing and test them on the paths that can
still run. Poison the URBs before freeing them: usb_poison_urb() waits
for a running completion handler and rejects any later submission, so
after it returns the input path is quiesced and only the rawmidi trigger
path can still reach bcd2000_midi_send(). No unpoison is needed; the
URBs are freed on the next line.
Discovered by XBOW, triaged by Baul Lee <baul.lee@xbow.com>
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 6% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Linux
b47a22290d581277be70e8a597824a4985d39e83 before 9af08677aa57debaca5b57c8045c52a83d3dd376; b47a22290d581277be70e8a597824a4985d39e83 before 5a77febac6faf6da40fbb4555f703eeb91b58130; b47a22290d581277be70e8a597824a4985d39e83 before 3c00004f134fc819f9d9e202c6a64acde0a1f8d0; b47a22290d581277be70e8a597824a4985d39e83 before 6c07aad8a7c9ef8ebc4d03a964b882123a349a2e; b47a22290d581277be70e8a597824a4985d39e83 before eb482a06791d6168beb8c78cc904ac5a5ed96a55; b47a22290d581277be70e8a597824a4985d39e83 before 7df3194bdb7479cad9199889655a566a2c0c1d1b; +3 more · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-80971
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-80971
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3c00004f134fc819f9d9e202c6a64acde0a1f8d0
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/459d3a64766f5ca2f1886daeaf24582831a5f5ab
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5a77febac6faf6da40fbb4555f703eeb91b58130
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6c07aad8a7c9ef8ebc4d03a964b882123a349a2e
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7df3194bdb7479cad9199889655a566a2c0c1d1b
git.kernel.org
https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9af08677aa57debaca5b57c8045c52a83d3dd376
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