# CVE-2026-64029: ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input

> A race condition in the Linux kernel ALSA sequencer allows a use-after-free, potentially leading to code execution or system crash.

- **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:** 19 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 19 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** BELL-CVE-2026-64029, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-64029, GHSA-93ph-845p-qqq3, UBUNTU-CVE-2026-64029

## What is CVE-2026-64029?

CVE-2026-64029 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 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:

ALSA: seq: Serialize UMP output teardown with event_input

seq_ump_process_event() borrows client->out_rfile.output without
synchronizing with the first-open and last-close transition in
seq_ump_client_open() and seq_ump_client_close().

The last output unuse can therefore drop opened[STR_OUT] to zero and
release the rawmidi file while an in-flight event_input callback is still
inside snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). That leaves the rawmidi substream
runtime exposed to teardown before the write path has taken its own
buffer reference.

Add a per-client rwlock for the event_input-visible output file. Publish
a newly opened output file under the write side, and hold the read side
from the output lookup through snd_rawmidi_kernel_write(). The last
output close copies and clears the visible output file under the write
side, then drops the lock and releases the saved rawmidi file. Use
IRQ-safe rwlock guards because event_input can also be reached from
atomic sequencer delivery.

The buggy scenario involves two paths, with each column showing the
order within that path:

path A label: event_input path         path B label: last unuse path
1. seq_ump_process_event() reads       1. seq_ump_client_close()
   client->out_rfile.output.              drops opened[STR_OUT] to zero.
2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1()         2. snd_rawmidi_kernel_release()
   has not yet pinned runtime.            closes the output file.
3. The writer continues using          3. close_substream() frees
   the borrowed substream.                substream->runtime.

This keeps the output substream and runtime alive for the full
event_input write while keeping rawmidi release outside the rwlock.

KASAN reproduced this as a slab-use-after-free in
snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(), with allocation through
seq_ump_use()/snd_seq_port_connect() and free through
seq_ump_unuse()/snd_seq_port_disconnect().

Validation reproduced this kernel report:
KASAN slab-use-after-free in snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400
RIP: 0033:0x7f5528af837f
Read of size 8
Call trace:
  dump_stack_lvl+0x73/0xb0 (?:?)
  print_report+0xd1/0x650 (?:?)
  srso_alias_return_thunk+0x5/0xfbef5 (?:?)
  __virt_addr_valid+0x1a7/0x340 (?:?)
  kasan_complete_mode_report_info+0x64/0x200 (?:?)
  kasan_report+0xf7/0x130 (?:?)
  snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1+0x9d/0x400 (?:?)
  __asan_load8+0x82/0xb0 (?:?)
  update_stack_state+0x1ef/0x2d0 (?:?)
  snd_rawmidi_kernel_write+0x1a/0x20 (?:?)
  seq_ump_process_event+0xd4/0x120 (sound/core/seq/seq_ump_client.c:82)
  __snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x8a/0xe0 (?:?)
  snd_seq_deliver_from_ump+0x2b2/0xd60 (?:?)
  lock_acquire+0x14e/0x2e0 (?:?)
  find_held_lock+0x31/0x90 (?:?)
  snd_seq_port_use_ptr+0xa6/0xe0 (?:?)
  __kasan_check_write+0x18/0x20 (?:?)
  do_raw_read_unlock+0x32/0xa0 (?:?)
  _raw_read_unlock+0x26/0x50 (?:?)
  snd_seq_deliver_single_event+0x45c/0x4b0 (?:?)
  snd_seq_deliver_event+0x10d/0x1b0 (?:?)
  snd_seq_client_enqueue_event+0x192/0x240 (?:?)
  snd_seq_write+0x2cd/0x450 (?:?)
  apparmor_file_permission+0x20/0x30 (?:?)
  security_file_permission+0x51/0x60 (?:?)
  vfs_write+0x1ce/0x850 (?:?)
  __fget_files+0x12b/0x220 (?:?)
  lock_release+0xc8/0x2a0 (?:?)
  __rcu_read_unlock+0x74/0x2d0 (?:?)
  __fget_files+0x135/0x220 (?:?)
  ksys_write+0x15a/0x180 (?:?)
  rcu_is_watching+0x24/0x60 (?:?)
  __x64_sys_write+0x46/0x60 (?:?)
  x64_sys_call+0x7d/0x20d0 (?:?)
  do_syscall_64+0xc1/0x360 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:87)
  entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f (?:?)

Weakness: CWE-362 (Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-64029?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Linux kernel.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-64029?

Apply the vendor's patch.

## Is CVE-2026-64029 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-64029 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Linux kernel

- [CVE-2026-53266](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-53266/): Linux Kernel Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2013-6282](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6282/): Linux Kernel Improper Input Validation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2022-0185](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-0185/): Linux Kernel Heap-Based Buffer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [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-2026-64029 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-64029 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Linux kernel, published on 19 Jul 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-2026-64029 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-2026-64029/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-64029/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-64029
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-64029
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-64029

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