Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input
seq_ump_process_event() borrows client->out_rfile.output without
synchronizing with the first-open and last-close transition in
seq_ump_client_open() and seq_ump_client_close().
The last output unuse can therefore drop opened[STR_OUT] to zero and
release the rawmidi file while an in-flight event_input callback is still
inside snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). That leaves the rawmidi substream
runtime exposed to teardown before the write path has taken its own
buffer reference.
Add a per-client rwlock for the event_input-visible output file. Publish
a newly opened output file under the write side, and hold the read side
from the output lookup through snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). The last
output close copies and clears the visible output file under the write
side, then drops the lock and releases the saved rawmidi file. Use
IRQ-safe rwlock guards because event_input can also be reached from
atomic sequencer delivery.
The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:
path A label: event_input path path B label: last unuse path
1. seq_ump_process_event() reads 1. seq_ump_client_close()
client->out_rfile.output. drops opened[STR_OUT] to zero.
2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1() 2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_release()
has not yet pinned runtime. closes the output file.
3. The writer continues using 3. close_substream() frees
the borrowed substream. substream->runtime.
This keeps the output substream and runtime alive for the full
event_input write while keeping rawmidi release outside the rwlock.
KASAN reproduced this as a slab-use-after-free in
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(), with allocation through
seq_ump_use()/snd_seq_port_connect() and free through
seq_ump_unuse()/snd_seq_port_disconnect().
Validation reproduced this kernel report:
KASAN slab-use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400
RIP: 0033:0x7f5528af837f
Read of size 8
Call trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0 (?:?)
print_report+0xd1/0x650 (?:?)
srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?)
__virt_addr_valid+0x1a7/0x340 (?:?)
kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x64/0x200 (?:?)
kasan_report+0xf7/0x130 (?:?)
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400 (?:?)
__asan_load8+0x82/0xb0 (?:?)
update_stack_state+0x1ef/0x2d0 (?:?)
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write+0x1a/0x20 (?:?)
seq_ump_process_event+0xd4/0x120 (sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c:82)
__snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x8a/0xe0 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_from_ump+0x2b2/0xd60 (?:?)
lock_acquire+0x14e/0x2e0 (?:?)
find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 (?:?)
snd_seq_port_use_ptr+0xa6/0xe0 (?:?)
__kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20 (?:?)
do_raw_read_unlock+0x32/0xa0 (?:?)
_raw_read_unlock+0x26/0x50 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x45c/0x4b0 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_event+0x10d/0x1b0 (?:?)
snd_seq_client_enqueue_event+0x192/0x240 (?:?)
snd_seq_write+0x2cd/0x450 (?:?)
apparmor_file_permission+0x20/0x30 (?:?)
security_file_permission+0x51/0x60 (?:?)
vfs_write+0x1ce/0x850 (?:?)
__fget_files+0x12b/0x220 (?:?)
lock_release+0xc8/0x2a0 (?:?)
__rcu_read_unlock+0x74/0x2d0 (?:?)
__fget_files+0x135/0x220 (?:?)
ksys_write+0x15a/0x180 (?:?)
rcu_is_watching+0x24/0x60 (?:?)
__x64_sys_write+0x46/0x60 (?:?)
x64_sys_call+0x7d/0x20d0 (?:?)
do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x360 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:87)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f (?:?)
ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input
seq_ump_process_event() borrows client->out_rfile.output without
synchronizing with the first-open and last-close transition in
seq_ump_client_open() and seq_ump_client_close().
The last output unuse can therefore drop opened[STR_OUT] to zero and
release the rawmidi file while an in-flight event_input callback is still
inside snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). That leaves the rawmidi substream
runtime exposed to teardown before the write path has taken its own
buffer reference.
Add a per-client rwlock for the event_input-visible output file. Publish
a newly opened output file under the write side, and hold the read side
from the output lookup through snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). The last
output close copies and clears the visible output file under the write
side, then drops the lock and releases the saved rawmidi file. Use
IRQ-safe rwlock guards because event_input can also be reached from
atomic sequencer delivery.
The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:
path A label: event_input path path B label: last unuse path
1. seq_ump_process_event() reads 1. seq_ump_client_close()
client->out_rfile.output. drops opened[STR_OUT] to zero.
2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1() 2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_release()
has not yet pinned runtime. closes the output file.
3. The writer continues using 3. close_substream() frees
the borrowed substream. substream->runtime.
This keeps the output substream and runtime alive for the full
event_input write while keeping rawmidi release outside the rwlock.
KASAN reproduced this as a slab-use-after-free in
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(), with allocation through
seq_ump_use()/snd_seq_port_connect() and free through
seq_ump_unuse()/snd_seq_port_disconnect().
Validation reproduced this kernel report:
KASAN slab-use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400
RIP: 0033:0x7f5528af837f
Read of size 8
Call trace:
dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0 (?:?)
print_report+0xd1/0x650 (?:?)
srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?)
__virt_addr_valid+0x1a7/0x340 (?:?)
kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x64/0x200 (?:?)
kasan_report+0xf7/0x130 (?:?)
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400 (?:?)
__asan_load8+0x82/0xb0 (?:?)
update_stack_state+0x1ef/0x2d0 (?:?)
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write+0x1a/0x20 (?:?)
seq_ump_process_event+0xd4/0x120 (sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c:82)
__snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x8a/0xe0 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_from_ump+0x2b2/0xd60 (?:?)
lock_acquire+0x14e/0x2e0 (?:?)
find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 (?:?)
snd_seq_port_use_ptr+0xa6/0xe0 (?:?)
__kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20 (?:?)
do_raw_read_unlock+0x32/0xa0 (?:?)
_raw_read_unlock+0x26/0x50 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x45c/0x4b0 (?:?)
snd_seq_deliver_event+0x10d/0x1b0 (?:?)
snd_seq_client_enqueue_event+0x192/0x240 (?:?)
snd_seq_write+0x2cd/0x450 (?:?)
apparmor_file_permission+0x20/0x30 (?:?)
security_file_permission+0x51/0x60 (?:?)
vfs_write+0x1ce/0x850 (?:?)
__fget_files+0x12b/0x220 (?:?)
lock_release+0xc8/0x2a0 (?:?)
__rcu_read_unlock+0x74/0x2d0 (?:?)
__fget_files+0x135/0x220 (?:?)
ksys_write+0x15a/0x180 (?:?)
rcu_is_watching+0x24/0x60 (?:?)
__x64_sys_write+0x46/0x60 (?:?)
x64_sys_call+0x7d/0x20d0 (?:?)
do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x360 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:87)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f (?:?)
Published:
2026-07-19
Score:
n/a
EPSS:
n/a
KEV:
No
Impact:
n/a
Action:
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Analysis
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History
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| Description | In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input seq_ump_process_event() borrows client->out_rfile.output without synchronizing with the first-open and last-close transition in seq_ump_client_open() and seq_ump_client_close(). The last output unuse can therefore drop opened[STR_OUT] to zero and release the rawmidi file while an in-flight event_input callback is still inside snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). That leaves the rawmidi substream runtime exposed to teardown before the write path has taken its own buffer reference. Add a per-client rwlock for the event_input-visible output file. Publish a newly opened output file under the write side, and hold the read side from the output lookup through snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). The last output close copies and clears the visible output file under the write side, then drops the lock and releases the saved rawmidi file. Use IRQ-safe rwlock guards because event_input can also be reached from atomic sequencer delivery. The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the order within that path: path A label: event_input path path B label: last unuse path 1. seq_ump_process_event() reads 1. seq_ump_client_close() client->out_rfile.output. drops opened[STR_OUT] to zero. 2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1() 2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_release() has not yet pinned runtime. closes the output file. 3. The writer continues using 3. close_substream() frees the borrowed substream. substream->runtime. This keeps the output substream and runtime alive for the full event_input write while keeping rawmidi release outside the rwlock. KASAN reproduced this as a slab-use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(), with allocation through seq_ump_use()/snd_seq_port_connect() and free through seq_ump_unuse()/snd_seq_port_disconnect(). Validation reproduced this kernel report: KASAN slab-use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400 RIP: 0033:0x7f5528af837f Read of size 8 Call trace: dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0 (?:?) print_report+0xd1/0x650 (?:?) srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?) __virt_addr_valid+0x1a7/0x340 (?:?) kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x64/0x200 (?:?) kasan_report+0xf7/0x130 (?:?) snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400 (?:?) __asan_load8+0x82/0xb0 (?:?) update_stack_state+0x1ef/0x2d0 (?:?) snd_rawmidi_kernel_write+0x1a/0x20 (?:?) seq_ump_process_event+0xd4/0x120 (sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c:82) __snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x8a/0xe0 (?:?) snd_seq_deliver_from_ump+0x2b2/0xd60 (?:?) lock_acquire+0x14e/0x2e0 (?:?) find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 (?:?) snd_seq_port_use_ptr+0xa6/0xe0 (?:?) __kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20 (?:?) do_raw_read_unlock+0x32/0xa0 (?:?) _raw_read_unlock+0x26/0x50 (?:?) snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x45c/0x4b0 (?:?) snd_seq_deliver_event+0x10d/0x1b0 (?:?) snd_seq_client_enqueue_event+0x192/0x240 (?:?) snd_seq_write+0x2cd/0x450 (?:?) apparmor_file_permission+0x20/0x30 (?:?) security_file_permission+0x51/0x60 (?:?) vfs_write+0x1ce/0x850 (?:?) __fget_files+0x12b/0x220 (?:?) lock_release+0xc8/0x2a0 (?:?) __rcu_read_unlock+0x74/0x2d0 (?:?) __fget_files+0x135/0x220 (?:?) ksys_write+0x15a/0x180 (?:?) rcu_is_watching+0x24/0x60 (?:?) __x64_sys_write+0x46/0x60 (?:?) x64_sys_call+0x7d/0x20d0 (?:?) do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x360 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:87) entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f (?:?) | |
| Title | ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input | |
| First Time appeared |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
Linux
Linux linux Kernel |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: Linux
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-19T15:39:20.368Z
Reserved: 2026-07-19T07:54:57.028Z
Link: CVE-2026-64029
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