# CVE-2024-56533: ALSA: usx2y: Use snd\_card\_free\_when\_closed() at disconnection

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2024-12-27 · Updated: 2026-05-11

## Affected

- Linux: version range not reported
- Linux: 2.6.13

## Description

In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: ALSA: usx2y: Use snd_card_free_when_closed() at disconnection The USB disconnect callback is supposed to be short and not too-long waiting. OTOH, the current code uses snd_card_free() at disconnection, but this waits for the close of all used fds, hence it can take long. It eventually blocks the upper layer USB ioctls, which may trigger a soft lockup. An easy workaround is to replace snd_card_free() with snd_card_free_when_closed(). This variant returns immediately while the release of resources is done asynchronously by the card device release at the last close.

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## Related

- Browse: [Linux kernel](https://cve.now/tech/linux-kernel.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/24fe9f7ca83ec9acf765339054951f5cd9ae5c5d
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/befcca1777525e37c659b4129d8ac7463b07ef67
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/7bd8838c0ea886679a32834fdcacab296d072fbe
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e07605d855c4104d981653146a330ea48f6266ed
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/ffbfc6c4330fc233698529656798bee44fea96f5
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/e869642a77a9b3b98b0ab2c8fec7af4385140909
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/dafb28f02be407e07a6f679e922a626592b481b0

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