Description
When an audio channel's buffer needs to be resized, the sound(4) driver checks that the buffer is not memory-mapped and then drops the channel lock to allocate a new buffer. An mmap(2) call on another thread can complete during this window, after which the resize path frees the now-mapped buffer without rechecking.
An unprivileged local user with access to a sound device can exploit this race to trigger a use-after-free in the kernel, potentially escalating privileges.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| FreeBSD | FreeBSD | >= 15.1-RELEASE, < p5; >= 14.5-RELEASE, < p2; >= 14.4-RELEASE, < p11 |
References
- https://security.freebsd.org/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-26:71.sound.ascPatch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 19, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed