# CVE-2026-43095: ASoC: SDCA: Fix errors in IRQ cleanup

> A flaw in Linux kernel SDCA IRQ cleanup allows a crash via null pointer dereference when tearing down sound cards, requiring a kernel patch.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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:** 6 May 2026
- **Updated:** 11 May 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-43095, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-43095, GHSA-r7m2-3jgc-7x2c, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-43095

## What is CVE-2026-43095?

CVE-2026-43095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. 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: SDCA: Fix errors in IRQ cleanup

IRQs are enabled through sdca_irq_populate() from component probe
using devm_request_threaded_irq(), this however means the IRQs can
persist if the sound card is torn down. Some of the IRQ handlers
store references to the card and the kcontrols which can then
fail. Some detail of the crash was explained in [1].

Generally it is not advised to use devm outside of bus probe, so
the code is updated to not use devm. The IRQ requests are not moved
to bus probe time as it makes passing the snd_soc_component into
the IRQs very awkward and would the require a second step once the
component is available, so it is simpler to just register the IRQs
at this point, even though that necessitates some manual cleanup.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-43095?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-43095?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-43095 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-43095 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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- [CVE-2013-2094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-2094/): Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-53362](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53362/): Linux Kernel Unspecified (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-43095 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-43095 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 6 May 2026. 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-2026-43095 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-2026-43095/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43095/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-43095
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-43095
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-43095

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-43095/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.