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CVE-2026-89980

Status: ReceivedHigh (8.4)—

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:

ALSA: harmony: initialize locks before requesting IRQ

snd_harmony_create() registers the IRQ before initializing h->lock and h->mixer_lock. A pending interrupt can invoke the handler while these locks are uninitialized.

Initialize both locks before requesting the IRQ so the handler always sees valid lock state.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vulnerabilidad local de race condition en controlador ALSA sin inicializar locks antes de IRQ, explotable para escalada de privilegios (T1068); permite DoS por crash del kernel o reinicio del sistema (T1499.004, T1529).

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🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

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Affected technologies (1)

⚠ AI-inferred from the description — NVD hasn't analyzed this CVE yet, these aren't verified CPEs.

Linux — Linux KernelAI

References

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