Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usb-audio: Kill timer properly at removal The USB-audio MIDI code initializes the timer, but in a rare case, the driver might be freed without the disconnect call. This leaves the timer in an active state while the assigned object is released via snd_usbmidi_free(), which ends up with a kernel warning when the debug configuration is enabled, as spotted by fuzzer. For avoiding the problem, put timer_shutdown_sync() at snd_usbmidi_free(), so that the timer can be killed properly. While we're at it, replace the existing timer_delete_sync() at the disconnect callback with timer_shutdown_sync(), too.
Affected products
linux: linux kernel
References7
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/0718a78f6a9f04b88d0dc9616cc216b31c5f3cf1 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/62066758d2ae169278e5d6aea5995b1b6f6ddeb5 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/647410a7da46067953a53c0d03f8680eff570959 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/c611b9e55174e439dcd85a72969b43a95f3827a4 Patch
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/06513dd6d32c37d0364db8488cfdf3e14da238a8
- git.kernel.org/stable/c/efaf61052b8ff9ee8968912fbaf02c2847c78ede
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 9 · as of 7 November 2026
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