{"id":"CVE-2026-98066","title":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: caiaq: Fix potential double-free at error path\n\nThe fix for caiaq driver's resource management to handle the errors\ntries to release the resources in a common des…","summary":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: caiaq: Fix potential double-free at error path\n\nThe fix for caiaq driver's resource management to handle the errors\ntries to release the resources in a common des…","severity":"none","vendor":"Linux","product":"Linux","affected":["Linux >= 6251e3e256337a30160ef59ab1580dde4d1acd28 < 2883d65a3d9a8d9a682cdb003e6ab7fb28bb17f8","Linux >= e59ecd4ee3a450db6cb4e4ecaa3efdd593f80056 < 1dd715ca0568e4833ed5878f49b028b449941096","Linux >= 28abd224db4a49560b452115bca3672a20e45b2f < b629ae7b3eddc6812d5af3614b8c1bd76d65fa75","Linux >= 28abd224db4a49560b452115bca3672a20e45b2f < 3b26ceef88c110f4d188387cffa0df78657be904","Linux da938aa9fc7826901921dcea225948ab21a97e45","Linux 09616e25f502080ba684fc7fcf959d1376ab756d","Linux b956e48371f2ff72b76be9a829800ecec963bd45","Linux f537e3ad69609f6924a4db6b4a7f6561f5288bdd","Linux 096dd8519cf2f768e9e14f224b627f7aaee1a9c5","Linux >= 6.12.86 < 6.12.111","Linux >= 6.18.27 < 6.18.53","Linux >= 5.10.258 < 5.11","Linux >= 5.15.209 < 5.16","Linux >= 6.1.175 < 6.2","Linux >= 6.6.140 < 6.7","Linux >= 7.0.4 < 7.1","Linux 7.1"],"published":"2026-09-25","updated":"2026-09-25","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-25T11:17:35.667","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-98066","references":[{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/1dd715ca0568e4833ed5878f49b028b449941096","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2883d65a3d9a8d9a682cdb003e6ab7fb28bb17f8","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/3b26ceef88c110f4d188387cffa0df78657be904","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"},{"url":"https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/b629ae7b3eddc6812d5af3614b8c1bd76d65fa75","label":"416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org"],"ingestedAt":"2026-09-25T11:06:38.841Z","slug":"CVE-2026-98066","body":"## Overview\n\nIn the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nALSA: caiaq: Fix potential double-free at error path\n\nThe fix for caiaq driver's resource management to handle the errors\ntries to release the resources in a common destructor call, but as a\nsashiko review for another patch suggested, some of the audio\nresources such as URBs have been already freed, and this may lead to a\ndouble-free.\n\nFor addressing the double-free, call the common destructor function\nfrom each place, and assure that the resource pointers get cleared.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":3,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}