CVE-2026-99068: ALSA: ctxfi: Fix memory leakage when clearing DAO input mappers
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 0/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.16% (FIRST EPSS).
- Fixed version: Linux Linux 0919d8dd19f92e12829055c75fced9a454d644bf, 593d46fc6af9a0178a46e77d6d24b20d2314165f, f7dc71c1ce885f5d9f128037ebc75d9c0356e060.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Linux Linux 0919d8dd19f92e12829055c75fced9a454d644bf, 593d46fc6af9a0178a46e77d6d24b20d2314165f, f7dc71c1ce885f5d9f128037ebc75d9c0356e060 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: ctxfi: Fix memory leakage when clearing DAO input mappers Commit e576e7843c0d ("ALSA: ctxfi: Simplify dao_clear_{left,right}_input() functions") centralized the DAO input mapper clearing logic in dao_clear_input(), but omitted the kfree() calls. It removes the mapper entries from the list and sets their pointers to NULL without freeing the allocated array. This leaks memory each time dao_clear_input() is called. Store the base pointer of the allocation before clearing the mapper entries and free the array after removing entries from the list.
- Published
- Oct 23, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 23, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.1% · 5th percentile
- CWE
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Action score
0
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 0 / 40 · —
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.1%
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Linux). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Linux Linux
- 6.14affected
- e576e7843c0d65b82d4092e5b386d9fbf5bc10c3 and later · before f7dc71c1ce885f5d9f128037ebc75d9c0356e060affected · git
- e576e7843c0d65b82d4092e5b386d9fbf5bc10c3 and later · before 0919d8dd19f92e12829055c75fced9a454d644bfaffected · git
- e576e7843c0d65b82d4092e5b386d9fbf5bc10c3 and later · before 593d46fc6af9a0178a46e77d6d24b20d2314165faffected · git
- before 6.14not affected · semver
- 6.18.57 and later · up to and including 6.18.*not affected · semver
- 7.2.11 and later · up to and including 7.2.*not affected · semver
- 7.3 and laternot affected · original_commit_for_fix
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:14 | linux | before 7.2.11-1 | 7.2.11-1 |
Same product
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Published before and after this one in the same product
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- Later →CVE-2026-99069Oct 23, 2026 · Input: ati_remote2 - fix type confusion in device attribute handlers0Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
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| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Linux Linux | 0919d8dd19f92e12829055c75fced9a454d644bf | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | 593d46fc6af9a0178a46e77d6d24b20d2314165f | Vendor (CNA) |
| Linux Linux | f7dc71c1ce885f5d9f128037ebc75d9c0356e060 | Vendor (CNA) |
| debian:linux | 7.2.11-1 · Debian:14 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
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Timeline
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- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayNov 10, 2026+18 d
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Patch and commit links
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Variant candidates
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No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-26-1390 · Oct 26, 2026(Linux Kernel Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Technical details
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Weakness class (CWE)
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Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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