{"id":"CVE-2026-97418","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: es18xx: check control allocation before private data setup\n\nsnd_es18xx_mixer() creates controls with snd_ctl_new1() and then stores\nbookkeeping pointers or sets p…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: es18xx: check control allocation before private data setup\n\nsnd_es18xx_mixer() creates controls with snd_ctl_new1() and then stores\nbookkeeping pointers or sets p…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < e6c84fe4cf6f98f7b1ad446a42cfcb46bae83f66","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 908323ed61d5e7ad74889524d327cfb6a65ec8df","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 3d8adddf4e4a5a43847ee62e5e78ba05e756bdef","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 91c97a7969dae976de954453ab6e925e6522fecb","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 978079238f40f1a08ddb12ce208c484246f6a1b0","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < d88c24b76f285df9d206751e22c28e2613258cb3","Linux >= 1da177e4c3f41524e886b7f1b8a0c1fc7321cac2 < 422e42b7c2b882ba1d16d4afc8891bcea7c4de93","Linux 2.6.12"],"published":"2026-09-24","updated":"2026-10-03","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-03T11:17:53.883","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97418","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3d8adddf4e4a5a43847ee62e5e78ba05e756bdef","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/422e42b7c2b882ba1d16d4afc8891bcea7c4de93","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/908323ed61d5e7ad74889524d327cfb6a65ec8df","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/91c97a7969dae976de954453ab6e925e6522fecb","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/978079238f40f1a08ddb12ce208c484246f6a1b0","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/d88c24b76f285df9d206751e22c28e2613258cb3","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e6c84fe4cf6f98f7b1ad446a42cfcb46bae83f66","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"epss":0.00173,"epssPercentile":0.06648,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-24T16:47:15.885Z","slug":"CVE-2026-97418","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: es18xx: check control allocation before private data setup\n\nsnd_es18xx_mixer() creates controls with snd_ctl_new1() and then stores\nbookkeeping pointers or sets private_free before calling snd_ctl_add().\nsnd_ctl_new1() can return NULL on allocation failure, so those writes\ncan dereference a NULL control pointer.\n\nCheck the returned control pointers before using them and return -ENOMEM\non allocation failure.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}