CVE-2023-54308
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Use-After-Free Vulnerability in Linux ALSA ymfpci Module Causes Kernel Oops

Publication date: 2025-12-30

Last updated on: 2025-12-30

Assigner: kernel.org

Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ymfpci: Create card with device-managed snd_devm_card_new() snd_card_ymfpci_remove() was removed in commit c6e6bb5eab74 ("ALSA: ymfpci: Allocate resources with device-managed APIs"), but the call to snd_card_new() was not replaced with snd_devm_card_new(). Since there was no longer a call to snd_card_free, unloading the module would eventually result in Oops: [697561.532887] BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: ffffffffc0924480 [697561.532893] #PF: supervisor read access in kernel mode [697561.532896] #PF: error_code(0x0000) - not-present page [697561.532899] PGD ae1e15067 P4D ae1e15067 PUD ae1e17067 PMD 11a8f5067 PTE 0 [697561.532905] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP NOPTI [697561.532909] CPU: 21 PID: 5080 Comm: wireplumber Tainted: G W OE 6.2.7 #1 [697561.532914] Hardware name: System manufacturer System Product Name/TUF GAMING X570-PLUS, BIOS 4408 10/28/2022 [697561.532916] RIP: 0010:try_module_get.part.0+0x1a/0xe0 [697561.532924] Code: 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 0f 1f 44 00 00 55 48 89 e5 41 55 41 54 49 89 fc bf 01 00 00 00 e8 56 3c f8 ff <41> 83 3c 24 02 0f 84 96 00 00 00 41 8b 84 24 30 03 00 00 85 c0 0f [697561.532927] RSP: 0018:ffffbe9b858c3bd8 EFLAGS: 00010246 [697561.532930] RAX: ffff9815d14f1900 RBX: ffff9815c14e6000 RCX: 0000000000000000 [697561.532933] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: ffffffffc055092c RDI: ffffffffb3778c1a [697561.532935] RBP: ffffbe9b858c3be8 R08: 0000000000000040 R09: ffff981a1a741380 [697561.532937] R10: ffffbe9b858c3c80 R11: 00000009d56533a6 R12: ffffffffc0924480 [697561.532939] R13: ffff9823439d8500 R14: 0000000000000025 R15: ffff9815cd109f80 [697561.532942] FS: 00007f13084f1f80(0000) GS:ffff9824aef40000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 [697561.532945] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 [697561.532947] CR2: ffffffffc0924480 CR3: 0000000145344000 CR4: 0000000000350ee0 [697561.532949] Call Trace: [697561.532951] <TASK> [697561.532955] try_module_get+0x13/0x30 [697561.532960] snd_ctl_open+0x61/0x1c0 [snd] [697561.532976] snd_open+0xb4/0x1e0 [snd] [697561.532989] chrdev_open+0xc7/0x240 [697561.532995] ? fsnotify_perm.part.0+0x6e/0x160 [697561.533000] ? __pfx_chrdev_open+0x10/0x10 [697561.533005] do_dentry_open+0x169/0x440 [697561.533009] vfs_open+0x2d/0x40 [697561.533012] path_openat+0xa9d/0x10d0 [697561.533017] ? debug_smp_processor_id+0x17/0x20 [697561.533022] ? trigger_load_balance+0x65/0x370 [697561.533026] do_filp_open+0xb2/0x160 [697561.533032] ? _raw_spin_unlock+0x19/0x40 [697561.533036] ? alloc_fd+0xa9/0x190 [697561.533040] do_sys_openat2+0x9f/0x160 [697561.533044] __x64_sys_openat+0x55/0x90 [697561.533048] do_syscall_64+0x3b/0x90 [697561.533052] entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x72/0xdc [697561.533056] RIP: 0033:0x7f1308a40db4 [697561.533059] Code: 24 20 eb 8f 66 90 44 89 54 24 0c e8 46 68 f8 ff 44 8b 54 24 0c 44 89 e2 48 89 ee 41 89 c0 bf 9c ff ff ff b8 01 01 00 00 0f 05 <48> 3d 00 f0 ff ff 77 32 44 89 c7 89 44 24 0c e8 78 68 f8 ff 8b 44 [697561.533062] RSP: 002b:00007ffcce664450 EFLAGS: 00000293 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000101 [697561.533066] RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 0000000000000003 RCX: 00007f1308a40db4 [697561.533068] RDX: 0000000000080000 RSI: 00007ffcce664690 RDI: 00000000ffffff9c [697561.533070] RBP: 00007ffcce664690 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000012 [697561.533072] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000293 R12: 0000000000080000 [697561.533074] R13: 00007f13054b069b R14: 0000565209f83200 R15: 0000000000000000 [697561.533078] </TASK>
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Published
2025-12-30
Last Modified
2025-12-30
Generated
2026-05-07
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2025-12-30
EPSS Evaluated
2026-05-05
NVD
CVE-2023-54308
EUVD
EUVD-2023-60496
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Vendor Product Version / Range
linux kernel 6.2.7
linux linux_kernel 6.2.7
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?

This vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ALSA ymfpci driver is due to improper resource management. The function snd_card_ymfpci_remove() was removed, but the call to snd_card_new() was not replaced with the device-managed snd_devm_card_new(). Because snd_card_free was no longer called, unloading the module could cause a kernel Oops (crash) due to a page fault when trying to access freed or invalid memory.


How can this vulnerability impact me? :

This vulnerability can cause the Linux kernel to crash (kernel Oops) when the affected ALSA ymfpci module is unloaded. This can lead to system instability or downtime, potentially affecting system availability and reliability.


How can this vulnerability be detected on my network or system? Can you suggest some commands?

This vulnerability can be detected by monitoring kernel logs for Oops messages related to the ALSA ymfpci module, specifically looking for page fault errors when unloading the module. You can use the command 'dmesg | grep -i ymfpci' or 'journalctl -k | grep -i ymfpci' to check for such errors in the kernel logs.


What immediate steps should I take to mitigate this vulnerability?

Immediate mitigation involves updating the Linux kernel to a version where the ALSA ymfpci module uses device-managed APIs correctly, replacing snd_card_new() with snd_devm_card_new() to prevent the Oops on module unload. Until an update is applied, avoid unloading the ymfpci module to prevent kernel crashes.


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