CVE-2026-46262 ASoC: fsl_xcvr: Revert fix missing lock in fsl_xcvr_mode_put()

What is CVE-2026-46262?

CVE-2026-46262 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 3 Jun 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: fsl_xcvr: Revert fix missing lock in fsl_xcvr_mode_put()

This reverts commit f51424872760 ("ASoC: fsl_xcvr: fix missing lock in fsl_xcvr_mode_put()").

The original patch attempted to acquire the card->controls_rwsem lock in fsl_xcvr_mode_put(). However, this function is called from the upper ALSA core function snd_ctl_elem_write(), which already holds the write lock on controls_rwsem for the whole put operation. So there is no need to simply hold the lock for fsl_xcvr_activate_ctl() again.

Acquiring the read lock while holding the write lock in the same thread results in a deadlock and a hung task, as reported by Alexander Stein.

Weakness: CWE-667

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46262?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Linux kernel.

How do I fix CVE-2026-46262?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2026-46262 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46262 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BELL-CVE-2026-46262, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46262, GHSA-wh6r-j4w9-v9jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46262.