Use After Free Affecting kernel-uek-doc package, versions <0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (4th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-KERNELUEKDOC-15865822
  • published1 Apr 2026
  • disclosed14 Feb 2026

Introduced: 14 Feb 2026

CVE-2026-23191  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:9 kernel-uek-doc to version 0:6.12.0-200.74.27.el9uek or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-50160.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream kernel-uek-doc package and not the kernel-uek-doc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: aloop: Fix racy access at PCM trigger

The PCM trigger callback of aloop driver tries to check the PCM state and stop the stream of the tied substream in the corresponding cable. Since both check and stop operations are performed outside the cable lock, this may result in UAF when a program attempts to trigger frequently while opening/closing the tied stream, as spotted by fuzzers.

For addressing the UAF, this patch changes two things:

  • It covers the most of code in loopback_check_format() with cable->lock spinlock, and add the proper NULL checks. This avoids already some racy accesses.
  • In addition, now we try to check the state of the capture PCM stream that may be stopped in this function, which was the major pain point leading to UAF.

CVSS Base Scores

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