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

> A locking error in the fsl_xcvr driver causes a deadlock and system hang when changing audio modes, leading to denial of service.

- **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:** 3 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 3 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-46262, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-46262, GHSA-wh6r-j4w9-v9jg, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-46262

## 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 (Improper Locking)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-46262?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-46262 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-46262 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-2026-46262/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-46262/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-46262
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-46262
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-46262

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