Copyright © 2012 Red Hat, Inc. All rights reserved. Moderate 2026-05-27T00:00:00 kernel: ALSA: caiaq: Handle probe errors properly 7.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CWE-825

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel, specifically within the ALSA caiaq driver. This vulnerability arises from improper error handling during the `setup_card()` probe procedure. When an error occurs, the system may attempt to use memory that has already been freed, leading to a Use-After-Free (UAF) condition. This could allow a local attacker to potentially cause a system crash (Denial of Service) or execute arbitrary code.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Out of support scope kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Affected kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46004 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46004 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026052742-CVE-2026-46004-7e24@gregkh/T