---
id: CVE-2026-53350
title: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ASoC: wm_adsp: Fix NULL dereference when removing firmware controls

  In wm_adsp_control_remove() check that the priv pointer is not NULL
  before attempting to cleanup wh…
summary: |-
  In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

  ASoC: wm_adsp: Fix NULL dereference when removing firmware controls

  In wm_adsp_control_remove() check that the priv pointer is not NULL
  before attempting to cleanup wh…
severity: medium
cvss: 5.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-476
vendor: linux
product: linux_kernel
affected:
  - 'linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.176'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.143'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.94'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.36'
  - 'linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.13'
  - linux_kernel = 7.1
patched:
  - linux_kernel 7.0.13
published: '2026-07-01'
updated: '2026-10-15'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-15T02:20:09.590'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-53350'
references:
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/10def23b67b42679d5b1a356e1a6f3498bd188c3'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/12e579b889624ec54a201d98fdff975de556c731'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/2f1be283aa777d655525d000d16474b7e7d015ea'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/5ee9bbe2af2f373e08d3017f9aef2f2eaf29fbc3'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/6effd6f7b0ba1f5d1df702b2ef7460bcc215e9b7'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7d3fb78b550301e43fdc60312aed733069694426'
    label: 416baaa9-dc9f-4396-8d5f-8c081fb06d67
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-784472.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0012
epssPercentile: 0.01724
ingestedAt: '2026-10-15T03:30:12.914Z'
---

## Overview

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

ASoC: wm_adsp: Fix NULL dereference when removing firmware controls

In wm_adsp_control_remove() check that the priv pointer is not NULL
before attempting to cleanup what it points to.

When cs_dsp creates a control it calls wm_adsp_control_add_cb() so that
wm_adsp can create its own private control data. There are two cases
where private data is not created:

1. The control is a SYSTEM control, so an ALSA control is not created.

2. The codec driver has registered a control_add() callback that
   hides the control, so wm_adsp_control_add() is not called.

When cs_dsp_remove destroys its control list it calls
wm_adsp_control_remove() for each control. But wm_adsp_control_remove()
was attempting to cleanup the private data pointed to by cs_ctl->priv
without checking the pointer for NULL.

## Affected

- `linux_kernel >= 5.16, < 6.1.176`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.2, < 6.6.143`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.7, < 6.12.94`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.13, < 6.18.36`
- `linux_kernel >= 6.19, < 7.0.13`
- `linux_kernel = 7.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `linux_kernel 7.0.13`