Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68346 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ALSA: hda: cs35l41: validate and free ACPI mute object. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <7fea0c89ed39a13d9a31163a74f8c62de30a4ffc || >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <08433c71f15984ddd5f5a307cf3f0aa9b84583aa || >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <d5dfdf43259ad9d054052012095b1630e7366dcf || >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <3b597d24dc0455ae926f1053f97c2725038fc3cd | 7fea0c89ed39a13d9a31163a74f8c62de30a4ffc, 08433c71f15984ddd5f5a307cf3f0aa9b84583aa, d5dfdf43259ad9d054052012095b1630e7366dcf, 3b597d24dc0455ae926f1053f97c2725038fc3cd |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.7 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: validate and free ACPI mute object cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state() evaluates a _DSM method to get the ACPI mute state and reads the first byte from the returned object. However, the returned ACPI object is owned by the caller and is never freed after use, so each successful query leaks the _DSM result object. The code also assumes that the returned object is a buffer with at least one byte. A malformed firmware response can return a different object type or an empty buffer, and the direct ret->buffer.pointer dereference can then access an invalid pointer. Use the typed _DSM helper, validate that the returned buffer contains at least one byte, and free the ACPI object after reading it.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-68346 records a Unknown severity vulnerability in ALSA: hda: cs35l41: validate and free ACPI mute object. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
A CVSS score is not reported in the current record. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Linux/Linux (generic), Linux/Linux (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <7fea0c89ed39a13d9a31163a74f8c62de30a4ffc || >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <08433c71f15984ddd5f5a307cf3f0aa9b84583aa || >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <d5dfdf43259ad9d054052012095b1630e7366dcf || >=447106e92a0c86c332d40710436f38f64c322cd6 <3b597d24dc0455ae926f1053f97c2725038fc3cd | 7fea0c89ed39a13d9a31163a74f8c62de30a4ffc, 08433c71f15984ddd5f5a307cf3f0aa9b84583aa, d5dfdf43259ad9d054052012095b1630e7366dcf, 3b597d24dc0455ae926f1053f97c2725038fc3cd |
| Linux/Linuxgeneric | 6.7 | Not reported |
Published upstream
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Aug 10, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 10, 2026
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: hda: cs35l41: validate and free ACPI mute object cs35l41_get_acpi_mute_state() evaluates a _DSM method to get the ACPI mute state and reads the first byte from the returned object. However, the returned ACPI object is owned by the caller and is never freed after use, so each successful query leaks the _DSM result object. The code also assumes that the returned object is a buffer with at least one byte. A malformed firmware response can return a different object type or an empty buffer, and the direct ret->buffer.pointer dereference can then access an invalid pointer. Use the typed _DSM helper, validate that the returned buffer contains at least one byte, and free the ACPI object after reading it.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.