# CVE-2024-46798: ASoC: dapm: Fix UAF for snd_soc_pcm_runtime object

> A use-after-free bug in the Linux kernel's ASoC DAPM subsystem can cause a system crash during suspension when KASAN is enabled.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 18 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-49428, BELL-CVE-2024-46798, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46798, GHSA-v977-rccx-6678, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46798

## What is CVE-2024-46798?

CVE-2024-46798 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

ASoC: dapm: Fix UAF for snd_soc_pcm_runtime object

When using kernel with the following extra config,

  - CONFIG_KASAN=y
  - CONFIG_KASAN_GENERIC=y
  - CONFIG_KASAN_INLINE=y
  - CONFIG_KASAN_VMALLOC=y
  - CONFIG_FRAME_WARN=4096

kernel detects that snd_pcm_suspend_all() access a freed
'snd_soc_pcm_runtime' object when the system is suspended, which
leads to a use-after-free bug:

[   52.047746] BUG: KASAN: use-after-free in snd_pcm_suspend_all+0x1a8/0x270
[   52.047765] Read of size 1 at addr ffff0000b9434d50 by task systemd-sleep/2330

[   52.047785] Call trace:
[   52.047787]  dump_backtrace+0x0/0x3c0
[   52.047794]  show_stack+0x34/0x50
[   52.047797]  dump_stack_lvl+0x68/0x8c
[   52.047802]  print_address_description.constprop.0+0x74/0x2c0
[   52.047809]  kasan_report+0x210/0x230
[   52.047815]  __asan_report_load1_noabort+0x3c/0x50
[   52.047820]  snd_pcm_suspend_all+0x1a8/0x270
[   52.047824]  snd_soc_suspend+0x19c/0x4e0

The snd_pcm_sync_stop() has a NULL check on 'substream->runtime' before
making any access. So we need to always set 'substream->runtime' to NULL
everytime we kfree() it.

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46798?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46798?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46798 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46798 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46798 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 18 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46798 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Linux kernel. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46798/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46798/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46798
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46798
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46798

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