In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ice1712: check snd_ctl_new1() return value snd_ctl_new1() can return NULL when memory allocation fails. The ice1712 driver calls snd_ctl_new1() without checking the return value before dereferencing the pointer in multiple places (ice1712.c, ice1724.c, aureon.c), which can lead to NULL pointer dereferences. Add NULL checks after snd_ctl_new1() calls and return -ENOMEM if any fails.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) ice1712 driver. This vulnerability occurs because the `snd_ctl_new1()` function, which allocates memory, can return a null value upon failure, but the driver does not properly check for this. An attacker could potentially trigger a memory allocation failure, leading to a null pointer dereference and causing the system to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Out of support scope kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Fix deferred kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Fix deferred kernel-rt https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64480 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64480 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072548-CVE-2026-64480-3598@gregkh/T