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

ASoC: qcom: q6apm: fix NULL pointer dereference in graph_callback

When q6apm_free_fragments() is called it frees rx_data.buf/tx_data.buf
and sets them to NULL under graph->lock. A late DSP buffer-done response
can race with this: graph_callback() passes the !graph->ar_graph guard
(not yet NULL), acquires the lock, but then dereferences a now-NULL buf
pointer to read buf[token].phys, crashing at virtual address 0x10.

Add a NULL check for buf inside the mutex-protected section in both the
write-done (DATA_CMD_RSP_WR_SH_MEM_EP_DATA_BUFFER_DONE_V2) and
read-done (DATA_CMD_RSP_RD_SH_MEM_EP_DATA_BUFFER_V2) handlers and bail
out cleanly if buffers have already been freed.

This problem is only shown up recently while apr bus was updated to
process the commands per service rather from single global queue.
Published: 2026-08-15
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KEV: No
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Description In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ASoC: qcom: q6apm: fix NULL pointer dereference in graph_callback When q6apm_free_fragments() is called it frees rx_data.buf/tx_data.buf and sets them to NULL under graph->lock. A late DSP buffer-done response can race with this: graph_callback() passes the !graph->ar_graph guard (not yet NULL), acquires the lock, but then dereferences a now-NULL buf pointer to read buf[token].phys, crashing at virtual address 0x10. Add a NULL check for buf inside the mutex-protected section in both the write-done (DATA_CMD_RSP_WR_SH_MEM_EP_DATA_BUFFER_DONE_V2) and read-done (DATA_CMD_RSP_RD_SH_MEM_EP_DATA_BUFFER_V2) handlers and bail out cleanly if buffers have already been freed. This problem is only shown up recently while apr bus was updated to process the commands per service rather from single global queue.
Title ASoC: qcom: q6apm: fix NULL pointer dereference in graph_callback
First Time appeared Linux
Linux linux Kernel
CPEs cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Linux
Linux linux Kernel
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Linux Linux Kernel
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Linux

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-15T05:54:44.448Z

Reserved: 2026-08-09T03:40:39.915Z

Link: CVE-2026-72257

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Status : Received

Published: 2026-08-15T06:21:53.527

Modified: 2026-08-15T06:21:53.527

Link: CVE-2026-72257

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