# CVE-2024-46849: ASoC: meson: axg-card: fix 'use-after-free'

> A use-after-free vulnerability in the Linux kernel's ASoC meson driver allows attackers to cause a denial of service or potentially execute code.

- **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:** 27 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** AZL-49795, AZL-49858, BELL-CVE-2024-46849, DEBIAN-CVE-2024-46849, GHSA-g97f-rj22-c2c5, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-46849

## What is CVE-2024-46849?

CVE-2024-46849 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 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: meson: axg-card: fix 'use-after-free'

Buffer 'card->dai_link' is reallocated in 'meson_card_reallocate_links()',
so move 'pad' pointer initialization after this function when memory is
already reallocated.

Kasan bug report:

==================================================================
BUG: KASAN: slab-use-after-free in axg_card_add_link+0x76c/0x9bc
Read of size 8 at addr ffff000000e8b260 by task modprobe/356

CPU: 0 PID: 356 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G O 6.9.12-sdkernel #1
Call trace:
 dump_backtrace+0x94/0xec
 show_stack+0x18/0x24
 dump_stack_lvl+0x78/0x90
 print_report+0xfc/0x5c0
 kasan_report+0xb8/0xfc
 __asan_load8+0x9c/0xb8
 axg_card_add_link+0x76c/0x9bc [snd_soc_meson_axg_sound_card]
 meson_card_probe+0x344/0x3b8 [snd_soc_meson_card_utils]
 platform_probe+0x8c/0xf4
 really_probe+0x110/0x39c
 __driver_probe_device+0xb8/0x18c
 driver_probe_device+0x108/0x1d8
 __driver_attach+0xd0/0x25c
 bus_for_each_dev+0xe0/0x154
 driver_attach+0x34/0x44
 bus_add_driver+0x134/0x294
 driver_register+0xa8/0x1e8
 __platform_driver_register+0x44/0x54
 axg_card_pdrv_init+0x20/0x1000 [snd_soc_meson_axg_sound_card]
 do_one_initcall+0xdc/0x25c
 do_init_module+0x10c/0x334
 load_module+0x24c4/0x26cc
 init_module_from_file+0xd4/0x128
 __arm64_sys_finit_module+0x1f4/0x41c
 invoke_syscall+0x60/0x188
 el0_svc_common.constprop.0+0x78/0x13c
 do_el0_svc+0x30/0x40
 el0_svc+0x38/0x78
 el0t_64_sync_handler+0x100/0x12c
 el0t_64_sync+0x190/0x194

Weakness: CWE-416 (Use After Free)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-46849?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Debian Debian Linux, Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-46849?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2024-46849 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-46849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-46849 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-46849 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 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-2024-46849 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. 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-2024-46849/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-46849/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-46849
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-46849
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-46849

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