In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: compress: Fix task creation error unwind snd_compr_task_new() allocates the driver task before validating the returned DMA buffers and reserving file descriptors. When either of those later steps fails, the core frees its task wrapper and DMA-buffer references without calling the driver's task_free() callback. Any driver resources allocated by task_create() are therefore leaked. The dual-fd allocation path also jumps to cleanup without storing the negative get_unused_fd_flags() result in retval. Since retval still contains the successful task_create() return value, TASK_CREATE can incorrectly report success although the task was discarded. Preserve the fd allocation errors and call task_free() when failure occurs after a successful task_create() callback.

A flaw was found in the Linux kernel's Advanced Linux Sound Architecture (ALSA) compress module. The `snd_compr_task_new()` function, responsible for creating driver tasks, does not properly handle errors during the validation of Direct Memory Access (DMA) buffers or file descriptor reservation. This oversight can lead to a resource leak, where driver resources allocated during task creation are not freed. Consequently, this could result in system instability or a Denial of Service (DoS) over time due to resource exhaustion.

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Fix deferred kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Not affected kernel-rt Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected kernel Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Not affected 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-2026-64485 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64485 https://lore.kernel.org/linux-cve-announce/2026072549-CVE-2026-64485-1bf9@gregkh/T